Preventing Targeted Violence: An Overview of the FBI's Community Anti-Threats Officer (CATO) Program

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is working with local, county, and state partners to address threats of targeted violence facing communities. Special Agent Eric Patterson and Special Agent Robert Cariola will outline the FBI’s Community Anti-Threats Officer (CATO) Program and its partnerships with agencies throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.  Special Agent Patterson and Special Agent Cariola will explain the science behind Behavioral Threat Assessment and Management (BTAM); provide resources for further education and training in BTAM at the local, state, and national levels; and discuss the need to develop and implement long-term threat mitigation strategies for persons of concern through a multidisciplinary framework.