Nationwide SAR Initiative Collection
The Nationwide Suspicious Activity Reporting (SAR) Initiative (NSI) is a joint collaborative effort by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement partners. This initiative provides law enforcement with another tool to help prevent terrorism and other related criminal activity by establishing a national capacity for gathering, documenting, processing, analyzing, and sharing SAR information.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Fire and Emergency Medical Services Training Overview
This overview provides an introduction to the NSI, relates how fire and emergency medical services professionals may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Indicators and Behaviors
This tool for analysts and investigators details potential criminal or noncriminal activities requiring additional information during the vetting process or investigation, as well as defined criminal activity and potential terrorism nexus activity. When the activity involves behavior that may be lawful or is a constitutionally protected activity, the investigating law enforcement agency will carefully assess the information and gather as much information as possible before taking any action, including documenting and validating the information as terrorism-related and sharing it with other law enforcement agencies.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Indicators and Examples
This resource provides the 16 ISE-SAR indicators, their respective definitions, and examples of suspicious activity scenarios that correlate with each of the indicators.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Maritime Sector Training Overview
This overview provides an introduction to the NSI, relates how maritime industry professionals may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Private Sector Security Training Overview
This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how private sector security officers and those charged with protecting the nation’s critical infrastructure may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Probation, Parole, and Corrections Training Overview
This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how probation, parole, and corrections professionals may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Process Implementation Checklist
Provides a simplified checklist for chief executives and senior leadership to implement a SAR process within their agencies.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Public Health and Health Care Partners Training Overview
This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how public health and health care partners may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.
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Suspicious Activity Reporting Public Safety Telecommunications Training Overview
This overview is an introduction to the NSI, relates how public safety telecommunications professionals (e.g., 9-1-1 operators) may fit into the suspicious activity reporting process, and includes instructions on accessing the training.
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Unified Message
This Unified Message document was created to help clarify a unified approach to the process of reporting and sharing information related to suspicious activity.