Violent Incident Response Training (VIRT)

             Date: Thursday Aug 15

                Time: 9 – 11 am

           Location: 1352 Gilman Hall

Presenters: 

Detective Allison Aitchison, Threat Assessment and Management, Iowa State University Police Department

Lieutenant David Peterson, Threat Assessment and Management, Iowa State University Police Department

Violent Incident Response Training (VIRT) 

Your safety is important to Iowa State University and the ISU Police. We offer free training and education to help ensure your safety, including Violent Incident Response Training (VIRT). An options-based response empowers our community to use a flexible set of principles to adapt to any violent encounter: Avoid, Deny, Defend. Preparation is the key for any situation we face in life -- the more prepared we are, the better we perform.

Purpose of training

The goal is to begin mental preparation for recognizing, assessing, and responding to threats. Avoid, Deny, Defend is taught around the country to law enforcement, college campuses, K-12 schools, private businesses, and other social organizations.

We are trained to react to fires, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and other types of disasters. This program is no different. By studying previous violent incidents around the world, it has been found that certain techniques work and others don’t.

The training is not designed to scare you into thinking there is a violent situation lurking around every corner. Instead, it provides you with options for violent situations.