COMMANDANT 5370.1A
(1)
Crisis (Extreme Danger). Call the unit's Security staff or local law enforcement
officials and emergency medical personnel, if needed. Take necessary action to
ensure the safety of all workplace personnel. For instance, if an employee has
made a viable threat, depending on circumstances it may be necessary to ban the
individual from the workplace by revoking his or her facility pass and alerting
the appropriate security staff to deny the individual access to the facility. It may
be necessary to contact the nearest CGIS office for appropriate records checks
and assistance. In the case of a military member it may be appropriate to act
under the UCMJ, which may include physical restraint in some cases. In the case
of civilian employees they can be removed from the premises and may be
subject to disciplinary action and or criminal penalties.
(2)
Potentially Violent or Threatening Situation. Commanders and Supervisors
should gather available relevant facts surrounding the incident and provide this
information to the CIT at the first meeting. If criminal activity or use/threatened
use of weapon(s) is a factor, the convening authority should contact CGIS before
the CIT meeting. Commanders shall consider the CIT recommendations and
take appropriate action to prevent future violence. With a civilian employee for
example it may be appropriate to send that individual home on administrative
leave in accordance with governing civilian personnel regulations while
determining further action. See, enclosure (1), US Department of Transportation,
"A Supervisor's Guide, When You Are Confronted With Violence, Threats or
Any Inappropriate Behaviors".
(3)
If violence has been threatened rather than having already occurred, supervisors
should be able to discuss the following regarding the threat:
(a)
The listeners reactions;
(b)
The listeners apprehension of harm;
(c)
The speakers intent;
(d)
Any conditional nature of the threat; and
(e)
The attendant circumstances.
(4)
Rumors or fear based on rumors does not constitute a threat. Metz v. Treasury,
780 F.2d 1001 (1986).
(5)
Supervisors should document all actions leading to the CIT, because it may
become necessary to use them to support subsequent disciplinary actions.
c.
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT).
(1)
The CIT seeks to prevent further violence by using the immediately available
information to place appropriate resources at commanders', Directors', and
supervisors' disposal. Unit commanders and Office Chiefs or above can request
a CIT. The commanding officer or Director of the organization in which the
situation occurred convenes and chairs the CIT, which should meet promptly
and not delay for a complete fact-finding investigation. The CIT shall:
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