BTAUs should set clearly defined protocols to guide assessment
BTAUs should establish clearly defined protocols to guide their assessment process.
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Assessment defined as analyzing information to understand concerning behavior in context
Assessment is the process of collecting and analyzing information to understand threatening and concerning behavior in context.
Information comes from community systems and should address NTAC's Assessment Themes
During this process, information will be gathered from a variety of community systems and should address the Assessment Themes identified by decades of NTAC research on targeted violence.
Covering the themes ensures all relevant information is considered and finds prevention options
Doing so ensures all relevant information is gathered and considered when assessing if an individual of concern poses a risk of violence while also identifying possible prevention strategies.
After case initiation, the BTAU gathers information to assess targeted violence risk
Once a case has been initiated, the BTAU will begin gathering information to assess if the individual poses a risk of engaging in targeted violence.
Gathering aims at a fact-based picture of history and circumstances for a reasonable risk judgment
The information gathering process is intended to provide the BTAU with a comprehensive fact-based picture of the individual’s behavioral history and current life circumstances and to enable the unit to make an objectively reasonable and articulable assessment of the potential for violence.
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