Violent Extremists and Terrorists Exploit Civil Unrest and Public Assemblies in the United States
Published: July 28, 2020
Provides awareness of opportunistic threat actors influencing, inciting violence, and potentially conducting attacks during public assemblies and periods of civil unrest.
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.