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The INLETS In-Depth:
Building Excellence in Threat Assessment & Management: A Practitioner’s Workshop
This workshop is designed for experienced practitioners in the field of behavioral threat assessment and management who have already completed foundational training regarding key principles and practices.
This advanced experience will provide a collaborative environment to challenge and hone skills and is limited to a class size of 40 participants.
The pre-registration assessment can be accessed through the blue registration button above. All submissions will be reviewed by the workshop facilitators. Notification of class acceptance will occur on Friday, March 22, 2024.
Participants will enhance their knowledge, capabilities, and resources, both to assess and manage cases, as well as to refine and enhance threat management programs and processes.
The workshop will combine interactive presentations, group discussions, case studies/scenarios, and practical exercises to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to effectively assess and manage threats of violence to their respective sectors. The workshop will provide participants significant opportunities to engage with other practitioners and build collaborative networks to enhance knowledge, skills, capabilities, and support.
The Practitioner’s Workshop is appropriate for BTAM practitioners from a range of disciplines including:
- Law
- Law Enforcement and security,
- Psychology and behavioral health
- Legal
- Human Resources
- Management, across all sectors
The course format will require participants to actively engage and collaborate with peers in discussions of key issues, and to work in a team environment to identify, assess, and manage case scenarios.
The facilitators will also host Fireside Discussions during which participants can seek consultation and insights related to cases or BTAM program development. These informal events will provide a less structured opportunity to network and collaborate with peers and facilitators.
Registration includes:
- All workshop events
- Overnight accommodations at host venus
- Student aides
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks
- Opening night liaison dinner
Gene Deisinger
PhD., Deisinger & Associates✕
Gene Deisinger
PhD., Deisinger & Associates
Jeff Cugno
CEO, SOS Global Consulting✕
Jeff Cugno
CEO, SOS Global ConsultingJeffrey R. Cugno is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of SOS Global Consulting, Inc.,
established to create strategic partnerships with private and public sector stakeholders to manage
risks of harm through consultative assistance. Mr. Cugno and his clients collaborate to design and
implement holistic initiatives, including foundational and advanced curriculum, to educate and
safeguard any given environment.Mr. Cugno served as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for over two
decades. He worked on the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office (FBILA) Cyber Crime Squad and was a
Team Leader of the FBILA’s Evidence Response Team (ERT). As an ERT Team Leader, Mr. Cugno
led crime scene investigators in the collection of evidence for a variety of investigations, including
bank robberies, kidnappings, homicides, Agent-involved shootings, and airplane disasters.
For over 17 years, Mr. Cugno maintained the position of the FBILA’s Primary Behavioral Analysis Unit
(BAU) Coordinator until his retirement in October 2023. In this role, Mr. Cugno assisted with the
investigation of repetitive and violent crimes, counterterrorism, and threatening communications. In
addition to his primary role as the BAU Coordinator, Mr. Cugno also provided leadership and
consultation in the following five specialized areas concurrently: Threat Management Coordinator,
Child Abduction Rapid Deployment Team – West Team Leader, Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Crisis
Negotiator, and Threat Assessment ReGional Evaluation Team (TARGET) Working Group – Director.
Mr. Cugno was the founder of the TARGET Working Group and served as the Director from 2011-2023.TARGET was created to develop best practices in the identification, assessment, and
management of threats to K-12 schools, college and university campuses, houses of worship,
healthcare facilities, and other critical infrastructures. This was accomplished through the
identification of subject matter experts, the sharing of information, and the facilitation of training.
Subsequently, Mr. Cugno collaborated with local communities to expand TARGET’s education and
liaison capabilities into four geographically located threat assessment and threat management teams
serving Southern California.Mr. Cugno was a dedicated FBI Adjunct Faculty Instructor and routinely provided training to domestic
and international participants in the following topics: situational awareness, verbal de-escalation,
behavioral indicators of targeted violence, crisis/hostage negotiations, interview and interrogation
strategies, mass casualty response, cybercrime investigations, evidence collection techniques,
counterterrorism, violent crime matters, and threat assessment and threat management principles.In 2022, Mr. Cugno was selected to be a member of the California Child Abduction Task Force, as
well as the Los Angeles County’s Veteran Suicide Review Team (VSRT).Mr. Cugno holds a Master of Science Degree in Justice, Law, and Society from The American
University.
The workshop, sponsored by INLETS, is developed, and facilitated by Dr. Gene Deisinger and Mr. Jeff Cugno, internationally recognized experts in behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM).
Dr. Deisinger has been an active BTAM practitioner since 1993. For over 30 years, he has developed and led BTAM programs and provided training and consultation for BTAM programs across a broad range of sectors for clients in North America, western Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.
Mr. Cugno is a 27-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), serving as the Primary Behavioral Analysis Unit (BAU) Coordinator for the FBI’s Los Angeles field office for the past 17 years. He also served as the Threat Management Coordinator. Now retired from the FBI, he provides consultation and training to a broad range of clients around the world.
All Inclusive price to include hotel, meals, and evening events.
Transportation to and from the venue is not included.
Law Enforcement/Public Sector $4500
Corporate/Private Sector $5900
Topics Included
- Enhancing Team Dynamics and Decision-Making
- Key Legal Issues & Updates: Context & Guidance
- Tactical Exploitation and Analysis of Social Media
- Managing Internal and External Fear
- Structured Interviewing Techniques: Preparation through Execution
- Mental Wellness, Mental Illness, and Violence: Understanding the Nexus
- Caring for the Team: Practices for Managing Stress & Building Resiliency
- Assessment of Communicated Threats
- Communicating Regarding Assessments: Systematic and Effective Messaging
- Beyond the Bang: Post Incident Threat Management
- Looking to the Future: Preparing for Evolving Threats
A fully Immersive Program
