This Week in School and Campus Safety

Good morning,

This Weekly Update by the Illinois School and Campus Safety Program links to resources in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, and promotes the upcoming Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations and "It IS Your Business" classes.

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Respectfully,

Laura Black
le-black@wiu.edu
Program Coordinator
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program
Mental Health Awareness Month

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The Illinois School and Campus Safety Resource Center links to both K-12 and Higher Ed mental health resources. Additionally, consider sharing information on the Safe2Help Illinois program. "In the absence of a trusted adult, Safe2Help Illinois offers students a safe, confidential way in which to share information that might help prevent suicides, bullying, school violence or other threats to school safety." For those wanting to promote Mental Health Awareness Month, resources can be found on the National Alliance on Mental Health website, as well as the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's website.
There's Still Time to Register!
Upcoming Session of Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations May 20-21 in Kankakee

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce a session of the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class will be held May 20-21, 2024, in Kankakee, IL. Class objectives include:

• Why it is important NOT to disregard information given to LEO or school officials.
• What the term "Leakage" means and how we can interpret the information.
• Learn free and open source online investigative tools into social networks and App generated phone numbers.
• Learn to identify and collect cyber evidence to identify suspects.
• Learn the three-step process in investigating internet crimes.
• Learn the importance of Preservation, Exigent Circumstances, and Search Warrants.
• Learn how to obtain IP's, screen names, screen captures, and email headers.
• State laws: Terrorist Threat, Falsely Making a Terrorist Threat, Swatting, and Causing a Catastrophe.
• Suspect search warrant, arrest, interrogation, and mental health evaluation.
• Examine a successful cyber-crime case study investigation from start to finish.
 
For more information and to register, click here.
Upcoming Session of Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations May 28-29 in Harrisburg

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce a session of the Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations class will be held May 28-29, 2024, in Harrisburg, IL. Class objectives include:

• Why it is important NOT to disregard information given to LEO or school officials.
• What the term "Leakage" means and how we can interpret the information.
• Learn free and open source online investigative tools into social networks and App generated phone numbers.
• Learn to identify and collect cyber evidence to identify suspects.
• Learn the three-step process in investigating internet crimes.
• Learn the importance of Preservation, Exigent Circumstances, and Search Warrants.
• Learn how to obtain IP's, screen names, screen captures, and email headers.
• State laws: Terrorist Threat, Falsely Making a Terrorist Threat, Swatting, and Causing a Catastrophe.
• Suspect search warrant, arrest, interrogation, and mental health evaluation.
• Examine a successful cyber-crime case study investigation from start to finish.
 
For more information and to register, click here.
Upcoming Session of "It IS Your Business" in Decatur June 12th

The Illinois School and Campus Safety Program is pleased to announce a session of the "It IS Your Business": Grooming and Sexual Assault Awareness for K-12 Schools and Institutions of Higher Education class will be held June 12, 2024, in Decatur, IL.

"It IS Your Business" engages participants in learning about grooming and sexual assault so they have the knowledge to recognize behaviors and intervene when a situation may be arising. At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
  • identify grooming as it is outlined in Faith's and Erin’s Law that now mandates training for all schools on such behaviors
  • understand the co-occurring nature of interpersonal violence crimes (i.e., sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence)
  • understand the elements of Title IX as it pertains to both K-12 schools and higher education
  • compare normal mentoring behaviors with classic predatory behaviors and recognize the difference between the two interactions
  • apply the knowledge they now have on grooming to implement better and more clear policies and procedures on the boundaries of professional conduct
  • evaluate situations where professional boundaries may have been crossed and feel more confident in their decisions to intervene with employees or students, as well as feel better prepared on how to support survivors

For more information and to register, click here.
2024 ILSROA School Safety Conference June 19-21 in Normal

The 2024 ILSROA School Safety Conference is being held June 19-21st in Normal, IL. The registration fee for the 3-day conference is $240, which includes all training materials, several meals, and a 1-year ILSROA membership. For school administrators and school district personnel, there is a 1-day pass for June 19th for $100, which includes all training for June 19th and lunch. Additionally, this year there is also a special, free pre-conference 8-hour session of Preventing Targeted Violence Through Leakage and Cyber Investigations the day before the Conference begins (this is an optional add-on session being held at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois).

For more information and to register, click here.
Illinois School and Campus Safety Program www.ilschoolsafety.org
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