University of Central Florida Leads Development of Bomb Threat Training Video

• NCJ Number: 250270
• Date Published: September 2016
• Length: 3 pages
• Author(s): Becky Lewis
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Award: This submission is to operate a National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center (NCJ-TIRC) within the National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) System.

Annotation

This article details the University of Central Florida, Department of Security and Emergency Management efforts to provide the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) a video training resource for information on handling bomb threats.

Abstract

At the University of Central Florida, Department of Security and Emergency Management staff knew that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was the “go to” site for information on handling bomb threats, so the university immediately turned there to look for video training on how to handle a bomb threat call. Surprisingly, the extensive DHS resources lacked a video component. So UCF partnered with the DHS Office for Bombing Prevention to make one for everyone’s use. And now, it’s become the standard not only for the university, but also for DHS, the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and numerous other institutions of higher education around the country.