Threats Against Religious Facilities and Adherents Highlight Importance of Religious Community Outreach
Published: June 28, 2019
Provides awareness of potential threats to religiously affiliated facilities and groups; provides examples of tactics used in attacks; and promotes best practices for engaging with religious communities.
JCAT Mission
The Joint Counterterrorism Assessment Team (JCAT) is a collaboration by NCTC, DHS, FBI, state, local, tribal, and territorial government personnel to improve information sharing and enhance public safety. The First Responder's Toolbox is an ad hoc, unclassified reference aid intended to promote counterterrorism coordination among federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial government authorities and partnerships with private sector officials in deterring, preventing, disrupting, and responding to terrorist attacks.