{"id":18086,"date":"2025-04-14T11:14:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=18086"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T17:22:21","slug":"delaware-active-threat-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/14\/delaware-active-threat-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Delaware Active Threat Response"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column18086_ff7d05-be dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>The Criminal Justice Institute has introduced a transformative course, Delaware Active Threat Response, set to become a mandatory requirement for all state constables in Delaware. Modeled after the FBI\u2019s renowned ALERRT training, this program provides constables<br>with advanced skills to effectively respond to active threat situations, raising the bar for public safety across the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis course is specifically designed to prepare Delaware state constables as first responders capable of isolating, distracting, and neutralizing an active shooter,\u201d says CJI Director<strong> Dr. Ray Carr<\/strong>. \u201cThe curriculum includes critical components such as shooting and moving, threshold evaluation, principles of team movement, room entry techniques, crisis site approaches and breaching, secondary responder tactics, improvised explosive device awareness, and post-engagement priorities. 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