and promote the agency-wide prevention mindset.
Why inferred The sentence crosses a page break: this quote is the page 18 part and the sentence begins on page 17 (claim p017-08). Full sentence (pages 17–18): “Agency leadership must be supportive of the behavioral threat assessment mission and promote the agency-wide prevention mindset.”
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Additionally, agency leadership must also ensure that a BTAU is fully integrated into the agency’s organization on equal footing to other components in the agency.
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Externally, agency leadership can help promote a prevention mindset to other community organizations through the creation and strengthening of partnerships and through information-sharing efforts.
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The role of agency leadership in the establishment and development of a BTAU includes: • promoting an agency-wide prevention mindset; • overseeing the development of agency policies for conducting behavioral threat assessments; • procuring and allocating resources, including personnel, funding, and training; • promoting the BTAU as a life-saving agency resource to other community organizations; • inspiring purpose among the BTAU and other agency personnel more broadly; and • understanding that successful violence prevention efforts may be difficult to measure with data.
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BTAU policies should clearly identify from where the law enforcement agency draws its authority to conduct behavioral threat assessments.
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For example, the Secret Service’s investigative and protective authority is established by Title 18, United States Code, § 3056 (Powers, Authorities, and Duties of the United States Secret Service).
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As public entities, state and local law enforcement agencies across the United States draw their police powers from local ordinances and state statutes, which generally grant them the authority to detect and prevent crime, to safeguard life and property, and to preserve the peace.
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Law enforcement agencies routinely take steps to reduce opportunities for crime through preventive measures, and behavioral threat assessment can serve as one such method of prevention.
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BTAUs can be established within state and local law enforcement agencies, as well as within state and regional fusion centers.
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The type of agency to establish the unit will dictate the authorities under which the unit operates, the resources available (e.g., staffing, funding, and technology), and the unit’s geographic jurisdiction.
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Agencies should consider how a BTAU can be most effectively positioned within their overall organization.
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