Through the Presidential Threat Protection Act of 2000, Congress formally authorized NTAC to conduct research on threat assessment and other types of targeted violence; provide training on threat assessment and targeted violence; facilitate information-sharing among agencies with protective and/or public safety responsibilities; provide case consultation on individual threat assessment investigations and for agencies building threat assessment units; and develop programs to promote the standardization of federal, state, and local threat assessment processes and investigations.
cite page 2 Aligning Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management with a Multi-tiered System of Support
