Observation and Visual Threat Detection
Threat Observation
Learn systematic behavioral baselining, deviation recognition, and clear articulation of potential threat.
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What you will learn
The class combines lecture material, interactive videos, and practical exercises. All participants receive a certificate of completion.
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Duration: XX hour (online) · XX hours (instructor-led)
Format: Self-paced (online) or in-person (instructor-led)
CPE Credits: XX credit (online) · XX credits (instructor-led)
Prerequisites: None
Starting at $XX per participant
Volume discounts, subscriptions, and instructor-led pricing available — contact us for a quote.
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Active Threat Assessment for Law Enforcement
In the Threat Awareness for Law Enforcement program, learners are provided a research-validated system for recognizing early indicators of threat, interpreting behavioral deviations, and clearly articulating professional judgment in ways that withstand legal and supervisory scrutiny.
In-person and online versions of this program are available.
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Active Threat Assessment for Security Professionals
The Threat Awareness for Security Professionals program equips learners with a comprehensive system for identifying early indicators of risk, assessing threat levels through visible behaviors, and articulating defensible decisions before situations escalate.
In-person and online versions of this program are available.
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Threat Awareness Refresher
This is an online refresher course designed to help learners review key concepts and practice their active threat assessment skills. Access is limited to those who have completed the Threat Awareness training program.
Frequently Asked Questions
4 hours | Online and Instructor-Led | Law enforcement, security, military
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This course is designed for law enforcement officers, security professionals, and military personnel whose role involves observing, interacting with, or making decisions about members of the public. It assumes no prior formal observation training.
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Threat Observation introduces a more structured, operationally focused observation process. Learners develop skills in establishing behavioral baselines, identifying meaningful deviations, and applying a standardized framework to make and document defensible field decisions.
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Four hours. We recommend completing it in multiple sessions, one to two hours at a time, over the course of a week or two for optimal retention and skill integration.
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Yes. Like all Second Sight observation and visual threat detection training, Threat Observation is grounded in validated behavioral research, including findings from the Department of Defense-funded Just Doesn't Look Right project conducted by the Naval Research Laboratory.
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Yes. Roughly 30–40% of the course consists of practical exercises and applied exams that require learners to actively use the structured observation process in realistic scenarios.
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Yes. Threat Observation is the first course in the Threat Awareness for Law Enforcement and Threat Awareness for Security Professionals programs. It can be taken separately or as part of either Threat Awareness program.
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Yes. A certificate of completion is provided upon successful course completion.
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Threat Observation is the entry point to our security and law enforcement observation visual threat detection training path. It can be taken as a standalone course or as the first step in the Threat Awareness for Law Enforcement or Threat Awareness for Security Professionals programs.