What Is a Threat Assessment Team?
Violence prevention starts long before an incident occurs. A threat assessment team gives your organization a proactive way to identify and respond to warning signs before they escalate. In this article, we explain what these teams are, how they work, and how ISG helps build them.
What Is a Threat Assessment Team? A threat assessment team is a group of trained professionals from different backgrounds—security, HR, legal, mental health—who collaborate to evaluate and manage potential threats. Their job is to assess behavior, not punish it.
Why It Matters for Schools, Workplaces, and Public Agencies
Schools: Early identification of student threats, reduced reliance on discipline.
Workplaces: Cross-functional response to insider threats or escalating behavior.
Government: Public-facing teams prepared for a variety of threats.
Key Components
Multidisciplinary members
Clear intake/reporting process
Behavior-based protocols
Regular drills and case reviews
How ISG Can Help We train, structure, and support your team using national models and RAND research. We provide real-world scenarios and policies to guide your threat mitigation process.