Guiding Principles
- Community members can often prevent targeted violence.
- Violence is a dynamic process resulting from multiple factors including a four-step pattern of thought* in which the individual will:
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- Come up with an idea to do harm (Ideation),
- Develop a plan to carry out that harm (Planning),
- Develop the capacity to carry out the plan, including getting access to weapons and ammunition (Preparation), and
- Carry out the attack (Implementation).
- Identifying and intervening concerning behavior early benefits everyone.
- The CARE Team will collaborate to connect appropriate campus resources to bear on concerning individuals.
- Assessing threat is about specific behavior not specific stereotypes (i.e., Does this person’s behavior pose a threat?)
- The CARE Team seeks positive outcomes for all parties involved (victims, bystanders, and perpetrators).
- Multiple reporting mechanisms enhance early identification.
- Multifaceted resources can provide effective interventions.
- Campus safety is always a high priority.
- The CARE Team strives to keep all members positively engaged in the community with ongoing identification, assessment, and intervention
*Borrowed from The Handbook for Campus Threat Assessment & Management Teams (Deisinger, et al., 2008)