PROTOCOL TO BE FOLLOWED IN HANDLING THREATS AND VIOLENCE

  1. Determine whether a threat to physical safety has occurred.*
  2. If so, call the police at 863-1111. Move the target to a safe location.
  3. If you are not sure, call the College Human Resources office at 865-6487; Betsy Will or Sean Moeller will normally handle; if they are unavailable, call Dean Welch at 865-7691; do not freelance, call!
  4. If it is not immediate, you can also report/share a concern to the behavioral threat management team at btmt.psu.edu
  1. If the target of an incident is in distress, call for assistance.
  2. University Police at 863-1111 or dial 911
  3. Mt. Nittany Medical Center emergency 234-6110
  4. Emotional distress
  5. For students call Counseling and Psychological Services at 863-0395
  6. For employees call Employee Assistance Program toll free at 866-749-1735 or County Mental Health Agency at 355-6786
  1. Find a private place to discuss the event with the person or persons who experienced the incident.
  2. Take notes about the incident.
  3. Ask person to confirm that your notes are correct.
  1. Report the incident to the appropriate authorities. Ask the target to file a complaint.
  2. Report threats from students:
  3. first to the University Police at 863-1111
  4. Judicial Affairs at 863-0342.
  5. Report threats from employees:
  6. first to the University Police at 863-1111
  7. the College Human Resources Office at 865-6487.
  8. You can also report/share a concern to the behavioral threat management team at btmt.psu.edu
  9. For assistance in addressing other non-threatening behaviors from students, call Jamie McClintock Brenner in Undergraduate Studies at 865-2545; if she is unavailable; call Christopher Long at 865-1438.
  10. For assistance in addressing other non-threatening behaviors from employees, call Betsy Will in the College Human Resources office at 865-6487.

* Examples of threats that should be reported to the police immediately and then to Sean Moeller

·  Anonymous notes (We hate you, get out. Name calling, racial/ethnic/etc. slurs)

·  Person-to-person physical or verbal confrontation (Statements like, “You’ll pay for this,” “You’ll be sorry”, “I’m going to get my gun.” Trying to break down a door.

·  Intimidation tactics (pushing, shoving, hitting, throwing objects).

·  Stalking, following with no legitimate purpose

·  Harassing email or phone calls (repeated, vulgar or indecent, calls at inconvenient times, etc.)

·  Indication that the person is carrying a weapon (“I have a permit to carry concealed weapons.”) for no known intent

Last updated: sm 8/12/14