LB’s Multi-disciplinary Threat Assessment Team • Understanding the Team’s Objectives • Knowing How to Report Concerns

Training Objectives:

 Learn and be able to articulate the objectives of LBCC’s CARE team  Understand the CARE team threat assessment process  Be able to identify behaviors associated with potential threat to campus safety  Be able to identify which resources to contact (report to) in different types of situations

Who Should Get This Information?

 Faculty  Program Staff  Managers  Anyone on campus that interacts with students on a regular basis Incidents of violence at school are rarely sudden, implusive acts. Prior to the event, most attackers have engaged in some behavior which caused concern or indicated a need for help.

CARE Team Objectives [Climate Assessment & Risk Evaluation]

 Assess the School’s Safety Climate  Staff as positive role models  Diversity and differences are respected  Communication is encouraged and conflict mediated  Identifying and Assessing Students of Concern  Staff and students help identify individuals that may need help  Conducting a Threat Assessment Inquiry  Implementing Appropriate Threat Management Strategies

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CARE Team Members

Marcene Olson, Director of Safety & Loss Prevention Lynne Cox–Assoc. Dean, Student Affairs Scott Rolen – Human Resources Director Lt. Casey Dorland– Albany Police Dept.

Cpt. Dave Henslee –Corvallis PD; Chief Frank Stevenson – Lebanon PD Frank Moore – Linn County Public Health Mark Weiss –Career & Counseling Center Bruce Thompson – LBCC Public Safety Office Jason Wells – LBCC Public Safety Office Lewis Franklin –Veteran’s Club Advisor Linda Hobson – Faculty Jeff Davis – Benton Center Director Lin Olson – Benton Center Coordinator Victoria Fridley – Learning Center Staff David Bird - Faculty

Basic CARE Team Protocols

The central question is not whether the individual has made a threat but whether he/she poses a threat.

CARE Team will:  Gather information about individual of concern  Interview as needed the individual, faculty/staff, family, friends  Evaluate information gathered using predetermined rubric and professional advise  Motive/Opportunity/Means  Make recommendations for a course of action to mitigate an event

Basic Threat Observation

 Moderate Threat:(refer to counseling &/or Lynne)  Repeated disruption – likely distressed  Possible threat made but may be indirect, inconsistent, implausible  Elevated Threat:(refer to CARE team–Marcene/Lynne)  Seriously disruptive behavior – clear distress  Possible threat made – is consistent and plausible, more detailed and suggests potential to be carried out  Extreme Threat:  Individual’s behavior has changed or medically disturbed  Threat is concrete, consistent, plausible, detailed, reference to means, threatener seems detached

Reporting Threats

 Everyone on campus can be the eyes & ears of the CARE team.

 Anyone can report an individual of concern, implied violence, or acts of violence  Contact the Director, Safety & Loss Prevention, Associate Dean of Student Affiars, or the Public Safety Office (who will notify the CARE team facilitators)  x4940, 4848, 4440, or 541-926-6855 (24x7 reporting)  Use online threat reporting form https://linnbenton advocate.symplicity.com/public_report

CARE Team Reporting Flow

Unsure What to Do?

 Call Marcene Olson, Director, Safety & Loss Prevention – x4940 or 541-990-3305 or call 541-926-6855 (7 x 24 coverage) and the Public Safety Officer on duty will contact Marcene