UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

You are the risk manager at a medium-sized university. You’ve just received a phone call from a student who is reporting a suspicious backpack located outside the University Center. Continue the Phone Call

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

As you continue the conversation, you decide to ask the student some questions.

What is your name?

Specifically, where is the backpack located?

Did you see anyone set the backpack down?

End the Call

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

My name is Sarah Jones. I’m a student here at the university.

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UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

I saw the backpack against a wall outside of the University Center northwest entrance. Next

Question

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

I didn’t see anyone place the backpack down, but I think I saw someone quickly walking away from the area now that I think of it. Next

Question

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

After finishing the conversation with the student, what should be your next course of action?

Call the campus police department to investigate the scene

Contact the media to provide a statement about the situation

Notify the local municipality and request assistance

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

You decide to call the campus police department to investigate the scene at the University Center and

notify the local police department to request assistance.

Call the campus police department to investigate the scene

Contact the media to provide a statement about the situation

Notify the local municipality police department to request assistance

Continue

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

You decide to go to the University Center to gather more information at the scene.

Continue

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Assessing Your Decision

Continue

When you arrive at the scene you notice an abandoned backpack outside the North entrance to the University

Center.

Gathering

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

Based on the information you have currently, how would you classify the risk-level of the situation?

Low

Medium

High

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

What should be your first course of action?

Relocate the backpack

Take a picture and document the scene

Request the city police to takeover

command

Evacuate the area

After performing an assessment at the scene, you set up an

incident command center at a nearby building.

UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

The city police ordnance disposal unit responded to the scene and determined the backpack presented no risk to the campus

community. The backpack was removed and the University Center was reopened after a short period of time.

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UCO Counterterrorism Certificate Program

The Problem Gathering Assessing Your Decision

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