Our Mission
The Chautauqua Threat Advisory Committee (ChauTAC) represents a consortium of community stakeholders with diverse expertise and access to resources dedicated to closing threat managment gaps in Chautauqua County, NY and providing guidance on the mitigation of those threats.
Our Approach
When a potential threat is identified, assesment and managment is essential in the development of balanced and appropriate invervention.
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ChauTAC is focused on the prevention of targeted violence before it might occur. ChauTAC is committed to helping individuals who are believed to pose a potential threat by guiding them away from violence and towards assistance.
What is Targeted Violence?
Targeted violence is premeditated violence and is usually directed at a specific individual, group, or location. A perpetrator of targeted violence is typically responding to a perceived grievance or acting on behalf of a particular ideology.
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Targeted violence is different from impulsive, reactive, or emotional acts of violence. Some examples of targeted violence are school shootings, workplace violence, domestic violence, stalking, and terrorist attacks.
How ChauTAC keeps us Safe
When individuals posing a potential threat are reported to ChauTAC, action is taken to assess the level of threat, and if necessary, determine an appropriate response to manage the threat.
ChauTAC members rely on proven intervention techniques to eliminate or mitigate potential threats. Many times, this course of action connects referred individuals with appropriate mental health support services.
ChauTAC does not perform law enforcement activities.
Our focus is on intervention and prevention.
Through the course of our work, ChauTAC consults with law enforcement organizations. However, our mission of targeted violence prevention prioritizes restorative engagement of persons identified as a potential threat to avert acts of violence.
