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Lake Bluff trustees table Protect Lake County MOU after lengthy debate over scope and civil-liberties safeguards
Summary
Trustees asked for more information and a workshop after a prolonged discussion of a proposed countywide multidisciplinary threat-assessment team; concerns focused on confidentiality, information-sharing and local implementation.
Lake Bluff — The Village of Lake Bluff Board of Trustees on April 14 received a detailed presentation about Protect Lake County, a proposed multidisciplinary community support team modeled on behavioral threat-assessment approaches, and voted to table the village's memorandum of understanding to join the effort until trustees receive more information.
Proponents described Protect Lake County as a county-level, multidisciplinary initiative — developed in part with university partners and a U.S. Department of Homeland Security grant — intended to identify and manage potential threats before violence occurs. The proposed membership includes local law-enforcement agencies, the Lake County state's attorney's office, schools, health-care providers, employers and social-service providers.
"You don't need names," the presenter said…
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