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U.S. Secret Service trains Southwest SERT team on workplace security

(l-r) Southwest Police Services Assistant Director Ernest Greenleaf, Kelvin Davis, Karen Campbell, Julianne Waits, Cynthia Elliott, Chief Angela Webb, Rachel “Shelly” Trigg, Cathy Levine and Captain John Mitchell, attend the NTAC threat assessment training for SERT members.

(l-r) Southwest Police Services Assistant Director Ernest Greenleaf, Kelvin Davis, Karen Campbell, Julianne Waits, Cynthia Elliott, Chief Angela Webb, Rachel “Shelly” Trigg, Cathy Levine and Captain John Mitchell, attend the NTAC threat assessment training for SERT members.

United States Secret Service officials taught Southwest Emergency Response Team members about the latest trends and patterns of attackers during a free threat assessment seminar on workplace security this past fall. The National Threat Assessment Center, a division of the Secret Service, provided the training at the FedEx Center at Shelby Farms Park for school officials, mental health professionals, public safety personnel and anyone who may potentially be involved in a risk/threat detection and management position.  National Threat Assessment Center training focuses on prevention and response techniques and is a nationally evidence-based violence prevention program.

Police Services and Public Safety Director L. Angela Webb says the goal of the training was to help SERT members recognize threats to safety, identify attackers and implement best practices to prevent future violence. “This session was part of the SERT team’s ongoing training aimed at empowering this invaluable group of volunteers to help us serve and protect the Southwest community,” Webb said. “I am truly proud of how well our SERT faculty, staff and police work together to keep our College safe and training like this is essential to keeping up to date on new types of criminal behavior.”

Topics covered during the training included:

  • Identifying potential threats who may be exhibiting concerning or threatening behaviors
  • Investigating and gathering information on the background and behaviors of individuals of concern
  • Assessing whether individuals pose a threat of violence or other harmful behavior to their community
  • Developing risk management strategies and interventions
  • Reviewing case examples and an interactive case study

For more information about SERT and how you can get involved, contact Director Webb at lcurrin@southwest.tn.edu.