KIPP developed the Terrorism Liaison Officer Course to certify or train TLOs in a cross-disciplinary manner at the request of The California Peace Officers Standards and Training (POST). KIPP also provides a core-level two-day section called Community Information Networking or CIN. CIN defines how TLOs develop and maintain critical human networks throughout the community that can provide early warning for terrorist activities.
The Terrorism Liaison Officer, or TLO, acts as the lead coordinator in a government organization on matters related to terrorism. The TLO role compiles a mixed list of duties such as interagency representative, de facto terrorism intelligence analyst and collection manager, in-house subject matter expert, and all around terrorism “go-to” person. It is designed for law enforcement, fire, health, intelligence specialists, and investigators who need to effectively network within their community or key segment(s) of that community in order to develop indications and warning of potential threats and suspicious behavior. Taught throughout California, the key components in KIPP’s POST TLO course include:
Transnational Terrorism
Domestic Terrorism
4th Generation Warfare and Modern Conflict
Terrorism Intelligence
Community Information Networking
Federal, State and Local Counterterrorism Networking and Infrastructure(s)
Officer Safety and Stress Management
TLO Roles and Responsibilities
Stress Management and Operational Security
Analyzing the Threat in an All-Hazards Context
Liaison with Critical Infrastructure and the Private Sector
Approved by the Department of Homeland Security Grants and Training (DHS G&T)