09:25:00 Responding to an Active Threat, Hybrid Targeted Violence

PURPOSE

The purpose of this plan is to provide guidelines to Campus Police personnel who are responding to a campus facility where there is a report of a person(s) assaulting a victim(s) with a weapon to include active threat, barricaded suspect or hostage taking.

POLICY

It is the policy of Walters State Community College that campus and local law enforcement officers will jointly and as quickly as possible address active threat situations. Officers of the campus police department will be provided appropriate training and be equipped to respond to an active threat situation should the need arise. For safety reasons the full policy and procedure will not be published.

FOLLOW UP

AFTER-ACTION EVALUATION

The College emergency response management team (CERMT), along with a member of the local police and emergency management agencies, will conduct after action evaluations of the incident. This may include meetings and preparation of written reports outlining deficiencies and strengths. Changes will be made for future planning according to the outcome or findings of the after-action evaluation.

CONDUCTING MEETINGS WITH COLLEGE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS

Meetings may be conducted with the College Emergency Response team and local officials to:

1. Evaluate local and Campus Police response.
2. Provide assistance with college and local citizen concerns.
3. Hold public/campus meetings if requested.

COUNSELING

College counselors will be assigned to be available for Critical Incident Stress debriefing for students, staff, faculty and other emergency workers involved in rescue and recovery efforts. Counseling staff will also make recommendations of therapy centers for those who may need long term or additional care or counseling.

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