Tabletop Exercise Sexual Assault/Multiple Incidents

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Tabletop ExerciseSexual Assault/Multiple IncidentsDivision for Law Enforcement, Homeland Security, and Institutional Research


Rules of the Road

Creativity/Group Problem Solving Use the knowledge and information

available in the room Active Thinking Active Listening Active Participation Respect – challenge ideas, not people Reality Check – make the exercise real for

you


Agenda

Introductions Scenario Description Hot Wash (Debrief) Action Planning


Introductions


The Exercise Continuum

Drills Tabletop Exercises Functional Exercises Full-Scale Exercises


What is a tabletop exercise?

Simulates an emergency situation in an informal, stress-free environment

Initiates discussion of emergency guidelines

Focuses on training and familiarization with roles, guidelines, and responsibilities


How does a tabletop exercise work?

Scenario-based discussion, guided by a facilitator

Problems talked through without stress Evaluators selected to observe and offer

feedback on the proceedings Policies, plans, and guidelines are

updated


What determines the success of a tabletop?

A successful tabletop leaves participants with: A positive learning experience Organizational learning Improvement action planning More effective policies, plans, and guidelines Improved preparedness


Exercise Guidelines

This exercise is designed to test the preparedness of the _____ to respond to a multi-agency, multi-site emergency event.

Following the exercise, there will be a debriefing time or “Hot Wash”.

Each participant will be given the opportunity to share his/her views on what worked well and what needs to be addressed in additional planning, training and/or drilling.


Exercise Guidelines (Continued)

_____ISD/college policy shall govern all activities relating to the emergency event.

The facilitator shall serve as the exercise referee and will provide any official interpretation of the exercise rules.

Although we will not actually be contacting them, ISD/college and outside resources are available to assist you.


Exercise Guidelines (Continued)

From time to time, there will be injections to the scenario. These are intended to further assess response to the exercise scenario.

This is a learning experience.


Purpose

To examine current policies, procedures, resources and actions in the context to a response to multiple sexual assaults in a college setting

To promote greater understanding and ability to apply NIMS/ICS principles in a college setting

To make improvements as identified as an outcome of the exercise


Objectives

To evaluate policies and procedures To evaluate command and control

including communications procedures To identify resources needed vs. available To identify training needs To identify needed improvements and

create an action plan to address those needs


Demographic Overview

On this slide, add bullets of information about the demographics of your college, including but not limited to: Number of schools/facilities Types of schools/facilities Athletic facilities Student population Employee population


First Responder Resource Overview

On this slide, add bullets of information about the first responder resources immediately available to your college, including but not limited to: Police Fire EMS


Threat Assessment

On this slide, add bullets of information about the known threats to your college, including but not limited to: Internal threats External threats


Scenario

A female student reported a “suspicious” man walking though the residence hall at night. She said he was an “Anglo male” wearing a green jacket and blue jeans.

A second female student reported a man of similar description “wandering” through a classroom building during evening hours. She reported that he didn’t seem to be going anywhere and that he was staring at her.


Questions

What do you need to know? How do you find the information? What are you going to do?


Scenario – Inject 1(one day later)

A female staff member reported that while walking to her car after work, a man exposed himself to her

Her description of the man was similar to the earlier description given in the last two complaints

She got in her car and left the parking lot without further incident


Questions

What do you need to know? How do you find the information? What are you going to do? What are the police/security SOPs?


Scenario – Inject 2 (two days later)

A female commuter student was sexually assaulted in the restroom of a classroom facility

During the attack she was struck several times by the attacker

After the attack the student crawled out to the main hallway where she was discovered by a facilities employee


Questions

What do you need to know? How do you find the information? What does your EOP direct? What are you going to do?


Scenario – Inject 3

In addition to the sexual assault, the student suffered a broken nose and several bruises and lacerations

The student was taken to the hospital where biological evidence was collected

The suspect wore a ski mask and gloves but was described as a male between the age of 18-25

The outside media, student media, student body, faculty and staff want information


Questions

What actions will you take? What does your EOP dictate? What is your ICS structure? What steps will you take to address the

media? What public information will be released?


ICS Structure Questions

Who is the Incident Commander? Who is the Public Information Officer? Who is the Liaison Officer? Who is the Operations Chief? What other ICS positions will you activate

and who will fill them?


Scenario – Inject 4 (two days later)

A female student reports that she was grabbed from behind as she walked across campus at night

She defended herself by back kicking the assailant in the shins. He released her. She fled to the student center and called campus police/security

She did not see her attacker except that he wore black leather gloves


Questions

What do you need to know? How do you find the information? What does your EOP direct? What is your ICS team going to do?


Situational Report

The campus community is fearful The local press wants information The student who was sexually assaulted

has retained a civil attorney A suspect was arrested by campus/local

police during a surveillance operation of campus parking lots


Questions

What do you need to know? How do you find the information? What does your EOP direct? What is your ICS team going to do?


Hot Wash

What can be done to improve campus police/security operations?

What internal divisions were required to work together in this scenario?

What external agencies did the Liaison Officer need to work with in this scenario?

Are all necessary agreements in place to facilitate cooperation among agencies?


Action Plan

The lessons learned during this table top exercise will lead to a college action plan to: Keep Doing _____ Stop Doing _____ Start Doing _____


Conclusion

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Tabletop Exercise Sexual Assault/Multiple Incidents