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Message from WSCPA President - Mark Solomon
Dear Members and Friends –
It was good to see many of you at the Washington State Fusion Center Conference this past week in Vancouver, WA. The presentations were relevant and informative, and the networking among all the entities was stellar. I had the fortune to give an Association overview and highlight the work we are doing together.
This month’s message highlights upcoming opportunities for training and engagement.
Battle of the Badges
First, we want to advocate for your agency’s participation in Renton PD’s Battle of the Badges event on December 14th, 2024. This is a really cool event; some of you heard about it at our Crime Prevention Conference and saw the video from last year. For those who haven’t seen the video, you can watch it here. Check out City of Renton’s webpage here for more information or contact our colleague Stephanie Hynes here.
Free DHS CP3 Trainings
Additionally, we wanted to remind you of Free training offered through the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3). There is the three-hour Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO), which is an introductory training focusing on a behavioral approach to violence prevention. Secondly there is the one-day Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC) that teaches participants how to help assist in preventing acts of targeted violence, such as, but not limited to, terrorism, school shootings, or mass attacks in public spaces by identifying those threats or observable behaviors that may indicate the potential for violence. Finally, there is the three-day Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (TERC), which trains federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (F/SLTT) homeland security partners on applying behavioral threat assessment approaches, as it relates to tips and leads, to prevent targeted violence in their areas of responsibility. For more information about these trainings, or if you have interest in hosting a training, please reach out to our colleague, Sallijo Evers of DHS CP3 here.
40-Hour Basic Crime Prevention Certification Course
We will be holding our next 40-hourt Basic Crime Prevention Certification Course February 24-28, 2025. We will be hosted by the Snohomish County Sherrif’s Office at their North Precinct in Marysville, WA. The registration link for this training is live. To register for this training, please go here.
CPTED Certification Course
We will be holding our next Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Certification Course May 13-15, 2025. We will be hosted by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries at their Tumwater, WA campus. Upon completion of this training, you will be certified by the Washington State Crime Prevention Association as a CPTED-Trained Professional. Registration is live and you can register for this training here.
Crime Prevention Thursday will resume January 2025
With the holiday season upon us, we are pausing our Crime Prevention Thursday sessions until after the new year. Take time to, regroup, relax, practice some self-care, and enjoy friends and family. We will resume our Crime Prevention Thursday on January 16th, 2025, at 11am via Zoom. Topic and registration information will be forthcoming.
Thank you all and thank you for all you do for your communities. Be Well and Stay Safe!
Mark
It was good to see many of you at the Washington State Fusion Center Conference this past week in Vancouver, WA. The presentations were relevant and informative, and the networking among all the entities was stellar. I had the fortune to give an Association overview and highlight the work we are doing together.
This month’s message highlights upcoming opportunities for training and engagement.
Battle of the Badges
First, we want to advocate for your agency’s participation in Renton PD’s Battle of the Badges event on December 14th, 2024. This is a really cool event; some of you heard about it at our Crime Prevention Conference and saw the video from last year. For those who haven’t seen the video, you can watch it here. Check out City of Renton’s webpage here for more information or contact our colleague Stephanie Hynes here.
Free DHS CP3 Trainings
Additionally, we wanted to remind you of Free training offered through the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3). There is the three-hour Threat Evaluation and Reporting Overview (TERO), which is an introductory training focusing on a behavioral approach to violence prevention. Secondly there is the one-day Basic Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (B-TERC) that teaches participants how to help assist in preventing acts of targeted violence, such as, but not limited to, terrorism, school shootings, or mass attacks in public spaces by identifying those threats or observable behaviors that may indicate the potential for violence. Finally, there is the three-day Threat Evaluation and Reporting Course (TERC), which trains federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial (F/SLTT) homeland security partners on applying behavioral threat assessment approaches, as it relates to tips and leads, to prevent targeted violence in their areas of responsibility. For more information about these trainings, or if you have interest in hosting a training, please reach out to our colleague, Sallijo Evers of DHS CP3 here.
40-Hour Basic Crime Prevention Certification Course
We will be holding our next 40-hourt Basic Crime Prevention Certification Course February 24-28, 2025. We will be hosted by the Snohomish County Sherrif’s Office at their North Precinct in Marysville, WA. The registration link for this training is live. To register for this training, please go here.
CPTED Certification Course
We will be holding our next Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) Certification Course May 13-15, 2025. We will be hosted by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries at their Tumwater, WA campus. Upon completion of this training, you will be certified by the Washington State Crime Prevention Association as a CPTED-Trained Professional. Registration is live and you can register for this training here.
Crime Prevention Thursday will resume January 2025
With the holiday season upon us, we are pausing our Crime Prevention Thursday sessions until after the new year. Take time to, regroup, relax, practice some self-care, and enjoy friends and family. We will resume our Crime Prevention Thursday on January 16th, 2025, at 11am via Zoom. Topic and registration information will be forthcoming.
Thank you all and thank you for all you do for your communities. Be Well and Stay Safe!
Mark
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