Behavioral Threat Assessment Units: Claim Map

Every claim from Behavioral Threat Assessment Units: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement to Prevent Targeted Violence (U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center, 2024), each linked to the highlighted passage on its source page.

• 617 claims
• 12 sections
• 42 concepts
• 76 source pages

Sections

1. Message from the Chief of NTAC 12 claims · p. 3

   Report pages 3–3: 12 claims on p. 3 (fact 3, statement 4, evidence 1, conclusion 3, definition 1).

2. NTAC Research and Resources 12 claims · pp. 4–8

   Report pages 4–8: 12 claims on pp. 4–8 (statement 1, evidence 11).

3. Introduction 23 claims · pp. 9–11

   Report pages 9–11: 23 claims on pp. 9–11 (fact 13, statement 5, conclusion 3, definition 2).

4. About Targeted Violence and Behavioral Threat Assessment 42 claims · pp. 12–16

   Report pages 12–16: 42 claims on pp. 12–16 (fact 6, statement 20, evidence 1, conclusion 9, definition 6).

5. STEP 1: Establish a Behavioral Threat Assessment Unit and Policy 89 claims · pp. 17–25

   Report pages 17–25: 89 claims on pp. 17–25 (fact 22, statement 23, evidence 9, conclusion 31, conjecture 2, definition 2).

6. STEP 2: Create Operational Protocols and Procedures 38 claims · pp. 26–30

   Report pages 26–30: 38 claims on pp. 26–30 (fact 3, statement 5, evidence 2, conclusion 27, definition 1).

7. STEP 3: Identify and Process Reports of Concerning Behavior 48 claims · pp. 31–36

   Report pages 31–36: 48 claims on pp. 31–36 (fact 6, statement 11, evidence 1, conclusion 26, conjecture 3, definition 1).

8. STEP 4: Gather Information to Assess for Risk 168 claims · pp. 37–53

   Report pages 37–53: 168 claims on pp. 37–53 (fact 2, statement 59, evidence 5, conclusion 50, conjecture 15, definition 37).

9. STEP 5: Develop Risk Management Strategies 133 claims · pp. 54–67

   Report pages 54–67: 133 claims on pp. 54–67 (fact 4, statement 76, evidence 2, conclusion 43, conjecture 6, definition 2).

10. STEP 6: Promote Continuous Improvement and a Culture of Prevention 38 claims · pp. 68–71

    Report pages 68–71: 38 claims on pp. 68–71 (fact 5, statement 4, evidence 3, conclusion 21, conjecture 4, definition 1).

11. Conclusion 5 claims · p. 72

    Report pages 72–72: 5 claims on p. 72 (statement 3, conclusion 2).

12. Key Terms 9 claims · pp. 73–76

    Report pages 73–76: 9 claims on pp. 73–76 (statement 1, conclusion 1, definition 7).

Concepts

Each concept page gathers every claim that mentions it, with the concepts it appears alongside.

• Assessment Themes 74
• Risk management strategies 57
• Community partners in management 56
• Systems Approach 39
• Interviews and rapport building 37
• Behavioral threat assessment 36
• Bystander reporting 28
• Secret Service behavioral threat assessment model 28
• National Threat Assessment Center 26
• Example BTAU programs 23
• Limiting access to firearms 23
• Thresholds for case initiation 23
• Community outreach and public messaging 22
• Assessment of risk 21
• Preliminary inquiry and full assessment 20
• Assessment forms and documentation 19
• Targeted violence 19
• BTAU policy and legal authority 18
• Behavioral threat assessment units 18
• Mental health 17
• Standard operating procedures 17
• Monitoring progress and case closure 16
• NTAC research findings on attackers 16
• Program evaluation and fidelity 16
• Key terms and definitions 15
• Triage and imminent threats to life 15
• Privacy protections and information-sharing laws 13
• Arrest and criminal prosecution 12
• Fusion centers 12
• Motives for targeted violence 12
• Organizational placement of BTAUs 12
• Concerning behavior 11
• Internal and external agency referrals 11
• Centralized case administration 10
• BTAU staffing and multidisciplinary support 9
• Open-source and social media review 9
• Physical security of potential targets 8
• Agency leadership support 6
• Exceptional Case Study Project 5
• Funding and grant programs 5
• Structured professional judgment tools 3
• Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000 1

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• Conclusion claims 216
• Statement claims 212
• Fact claims 64
• Definition claims 60
• Evidence claims 35
• Conjecture claims 30
• Inferred claims 6

Downloads

• claims.json Full dataset with absolute URLs
• claims.csv One row per claim: id, page, section, type, tag, title, quote, concepts, url, cite, license
• graph.json Nodes and links for the explorer
• llms.txt Plain-text guide for AI crawlers

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