This morning the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Departments of Mental Health, Social Services and Youth Bureau, conducted a threat assessment tabletop drill. Participants from the Putnam County School Districts, BOCES, the District Attorney’s Office and Probation Department were in attendance. The exercise focused on reporting, investigating and demonstrating the necessary follow up actions that are taken to maintain public safety. The scenario utilized the PCTAM.net reporting tool, and members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation then demonstrated investigative steps that occur in all threat investigations.
The Putnam County Threat Assessment Management process serves as a resource for the community to improve targeted violence threat response protocols by providing multidisciplinary expert advice and seamless sharing of threat information across systems. Putnam County TAM uses a multidisciplinary restorative approach to prevent acts of targeted violence that balances the safety needs of the public with the health and wellness needs of the person at-risk for committing an act of targeted violence. For further information or to report a potential threat, please visit PCTAM.net.
Sheriff McConville would like to thank our superintendents and school staff who remain great partners in ensuring the safety of our children.
