Pre-Incident Prevention – Critically Missing and Critically Needed
Pre-Incident Prevention is accomplished by utilizing the pre-incident indicators that are almost always available (and always talked about after an incident) as well as sources and resources that are almost always available to proactively intervene, disrupt, and prevent incidents and tragedies (shootings, school violence, workplace violence, community violence, suicides, sexual abuse, human trafficking, etc.) BEFORE the incident/attack occurs.
Most agree that way too many Incidents and tragedies (shootings, school violence, workplace violence, community violence, suicides, sexual abuse, human trafficking, etc.) are occurring, and even increasing in many schools, organizations, and communities. So WHAT is missing? (see below)
Pre-Incident | Incident | Post-Incident |
"Pre-Incident Prevention" | "Incident Response" | "Incident Recovery" |
Pre-Incident Indicators | Alarms | Crisis Plan |
Incident Reporting | Locks/Fences | Disaster Recovery Plan |
Spreadsheets | Security Guards | Emergency Response |
Emails | Shot Detection | Lessons Learned |
Silo Systems | Access Controls | Investigations |
Team Meetings | Mass Notifications | Post-Incident Trauma |
Individual Investigations | Ballistic Shelter | Regulatory Review |
TAT/BTAM/BIT (organization) | Security Cameras | Legal Review |
CTAT/CBTAM/CBIT (community) | Panic Buttons | Mental Health |
Experts (limited) | Experts (lots) | Experts (lots) |
Pre-Incident Prevention Assessment | Security Assessment | Recovery Assessment |
Pre-Incident Prevention Training | Incident Response Training | Recovery Training |
Active Shooter Prevention Drill | Active Shooter Response Drill | Active Shooter Recovery Drill |
Pre-Incident Prevention Strategies and Tools | Incident Response | Incident Recovery |
The BENEFITS of Pre-Incident Prevention are significant.
no incident
no incident response
no added costs of responding to the incident
no trauma
no negative incident headlines
no lawsuits
no settlements
no insurance claims
no added costs of recovering from the incident
no lost business
no long-term consequences
no reputation damages
no short-term or long-term interruptions
no life-long feelings of regret
no news media scrutiny of leadership
no investigations into failures
Pre-Incident Prevention is Critically Needed
Pre-Incident Prevention reduces costs, consequences, liabilities, and saves lives, reputations, and bottom lines for schools, organizations, and communities.
Questions for Rick regarding Pre-Incident Prevention?
Contact Rick Shaw, the Pre-Incident Prevention expert you need to help your school, organization, and community to intervene, disrupt, and prevent more incidents and attacks BEFORE they happen.
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