In United States civilian law enforcement, a Threat Management Unit is a police department team that provides criminal and behavioral analysis and risk assessments in an attempt to review, and ultimately mitigate, the potential for violence with an emphasis on prevention. Threat Management Units identify risk factors, patterns of escalation, and construct an environment that inhibits or prevents violence. The services provided cover a wide range of topics, including, but not limited to terrorism, school violence, sexual crimes, stalking, cyber crimes (cyber stalking), domestic violence, arson, sabotage, communicated threats, insider threats and pre-attack behavior. Research in this area of law enforcement is known as Threat Safety Science.
16-531: The Threat Management Unit ( TMU ) is the threat management unit of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), tasked with investigating harassment and stalking , especially against celebrities and officials . The TMU was formed in 1990 after the murder of actress Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer . Over the years the TMU has been visited and emulated by law enforcement agencies and security companies across
32-468: A threatening manner toward a specific person. The TMU is responsibilities include the following: The TMU maintains liaison with: Cases handled by the TMU are almost exclusively incident driven. It manages reporting of workplace violence (WPV) and threats to public officials that can often be attributed to many different variables such as environmental issues, recent political or newsworthy events, and increased awareness through training. Because stalking
48-606: A threatening manner toward a specific person. The LAPD TMU works cooperatively with the Los Angeles Police Department Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU) to evaluate stalking suspects who often suffer from some form of mental instability and workplace violence suspects who experience some form of mental health crisis when they make threats and engage in acts of violence. The MEU, Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART) accompanies TMU on all of its calls involving stalkers and workplace violence. Both
64-655: Is a full-service Police Department that serves the communities of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) and the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center . UT Police at Houston patrols the Texas Medical Center and has property in surrounding counties. The need for a professional police force for the University of Texas became clear after the University of Texas Tower Shooting on August 1, 1966 when Charles Whitman killed 14 people and injured thirty-one on
80-488: Is a very complicated and severe crime to investigate and manage on a long-term basis, the investigations assumed by the TMU enhances the investigation and probability of arrest of the suspect and ensures that the victim's needs will be provided for while minimising the city's exposure to civil liability. In conjunction with the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals (ATAP) the TMU plans, coordinates, staffs and co-hosts
96-725: The Annual Threat Management Conference; a five-day international conference dedicated to furthering the science of threat assessment. Information on this annual event may be obtained by logging on to the Association of Threat Assessment Professionals web site. Threat Management Unit The Los Angeles Police Department created the first Threat Management Unit, the Los Angeles Police Department Threat Management Unit , founded by retired LAPD Captain Robert Martin, in 1990 after
112-767: The TMU and MEU comprise the Crisis Response Support Section (CRSS). The University of Texas at Houston Police Department established a Threat Management Unit under the leadership of Chief William H. Adcox . The Unit is led by Inspector Vicki King and advised by Dr. Gregory H. Botz who provides insight into applications in the healthcare industry. The unit has been credited with a 300% increase in early intervention reporting between 2012 and 2014. Reports indicate that hospital employees feel more comfortable reporting concerning behavior so officers can get these individuals help before their behavior escalates to criminal activity or harm to themselves or others. The unit
128-574: The TMU and MEU comprise the Crisis Response Support Section (CRSS). The primary mission of the LAPD, TMU is to ensure the safety and well-being of members of the diverse communities of the City of Los Angeles by investigating and managing aggravated cases, both criminal and non-criminal, wherein individuals have demonstrated an abnormal fixation / obsession and have generated a long-term pattern of unsolicited acts of visitation, telephonic and/or written correspondence in
144-674: The United States and the world. In April 2008, the LAPD TMU teamed up to co-deploy with the LAPD Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU) because stalking suspects often suffer from some form of mental instability, and workplace violence suspects experience some form of mental health crisis when they make threats and when they are engaging in acts of violence. The MEU Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART) accompanies TMU on all of its calls involving stalkers and workplace violence. Both
160-586: The University of Texas Police Academy. As with any University Police agency, the Police Officers have jurisdiction in any county within the State of Texas in which the University of Texas has property that is owned, leased, rented, or otherwise under the control of the institution. The current Chief of Police is William H. Adcox who formerly served with the El Paso PD and the University of Texas at El Paso . Under
176-619: The University of Texas at Austin campus. In 1967, The Texas Legislature passed SB 162 which authorized university campuses in Texas to hire and commission police officers. Following that decision, the UT System Board of Regents created the UT System Police to oversee the hiring, training and certification of police officer personnel at each of the UT System components. UT Police at Houston was
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#1732905296209192-526: The first University Police Department in the State of Texas to receive CALEA certification. It currently has 300+ employees, making it one of the largest University Police in the State and one of the largest agencies in Harris County. The agency employs civilian staff (technical service, guards, dispatchers) and Police Officers. The Police Officers are TCLEOSE certified and attend a six-month academy in Austin, TX at
208-663: The leadership of the current Chief of Police, William H. Adcox , UT Police at Houston created a Threat Management Unit whose actions have resulted in a 300% increase in early intervention reporting between 2012 and 2014. The unit is led by Inspector Vicki King . UT Police at Houston officers are trained to evaluate dynamic situations in order to engage individuals and provide help before a situation turns violent or deadly. Reports indicate that hospital employees feel more comfortable reporting concerning behavior so officers can get these individuals help before their behavior escalates to criminal activity or harm to themselves or others. The unit
224-518: The murder of actress Rebecca Lucile Schaeffer . Threat Management Units have been adopted by many city, county, state and federal law enforcement agencies, including agencies from Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia, Hong Kong and South America; as well as private security consultants all seeking to implement a form of TMU for contracted national and foreign jurisdictions. The Los Angeles Police Department Threat Management Unit
240-431: Was established in 1990. The primary mission of the LAPD TMU is to ensure the safety and well-being of members of the diverse communities of the City of Los Angeles by investigating and managing aggravated cases, both criminal and non-criminal, wherein individuals have demonstrated an abnormal fixation or obsession and have generated a long-term pattern of unsolicited acts of visitation, telephonic or written correspondence in
256-831: Was involved in 11 suicide interventions in a four-month period where the people investigated were held under an Emergency Detention Order and given psychiatric care. During that same four-month period, the Threat Management Unit intervened in 18 cases in which the subject was considered to be at high risk for committing a violent act. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center are pioneering threat safety science and principles of de-escalation of threat and risk in order to develop tactical solutions in Threat Safety Science in healthcare. University of Texas at Houston Police Department The University of Texas Police at Houston ( UT Police at Houston )
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