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Behavioral Threat Management

Promoting a safer Penn State through early intervention, threat assessment, and coordinated support

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The University's Behavioral Threat Managment Team (BTMT), which includes a representative from University Police and Public Safety, provides education, communications, planning, assessment, and management toward the goal of mitigating behavioral threats.

The Team exists to:

  • Educate others to recognize risky or threatening behavior
  • Increase awareness of potential threats and how to report and respond to them
  • Identify trends that negatively affect the campus community
  • Manage all referred incidents and other processes related to threat analysis