3 claims on p. 53 (conclusion 2, definition 1).
While not Secret Service practice, BTAUs may explore the use of structured professional judgment (SPJ) tools to support their process of assessing risk and developing a management plan.
SPJs are instruments that can be used by trained personnel to measure the level of risk posed by an individual and may offer management considerations to reduce risk.
BTAUs should ensure that any tools incorporated into their behavioral threat assessment process have established evidence of reliability and validity for assessing the risk of targeted violence, specifically, and that the BTAU’s protocols allow for the unit members to deviate from the structured tool, if needed, based on their operational law enforcement training and experience.
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