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County approves intergovernmental SAM threat-assessment agreement led by Champaign Police Department
Summary
The committee approved an intergovernmental agreement to create a Safety Assessment, Management & Mitigation (SAM) team to triage and assess community behavioral threat reports. Detective Matt Weldon described a triage/assessment model, confidentiality limits, and plans for a community reporting link; the IGA passed by voice vote.
Champaign County’s committee approved an intergovernmental agreement on Jan. 26 to create a Safety Assessment, Management & Mitigation (SAM) program intended to triage community behavioral-threat reports and coordinate assessments and referrals.
Detective Matt Weldon of the Champaign County Sheriff’s Office outlined how the SAM triage process would screen incoming tips to determine…
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