The UHD Police Department recently announced its latest innovation: the new Gator Guard team that seeks to identify, assess, prevent, and manage acts of targeted violence by employing a proactive, objective, multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach. Gator Guard also seeks to identify and offer available resources for everyone involved or impacted.
To be clear, behavioral threat assessment is not about punishment. It’s about prevention: Gator Guard wants our campus community to know that help is available; concerns will be taken seriously; and safety is everyone’s responsibility.
This initiative reflects UHD’s commitment to creating a safe, inclusive, and caring environment where everyone can thrive. A webpage has been created to manage threat reports from the campus community.