Violence Prevention & Threat Assessment
Virginia law § 23.1-805 requires William & Mary, and all public institutions of higher education, to have a Violence Prevention Committee and Threat Assessment Team. Multi-disciplinary threat assessment and management teams are considered best practice by the FBI, Secret Service, Homeland Security and others, as a strategy to prevent targeted violence.
The Violence Prevention Committee develops policies and procedures for the prevention of violence and provides guidance to community members about how to recognize and report threatening behaviors. The Threat Assessment Team (TAT) is the body responsible for executing those policies and procedures and assessing threats to the campus community.
