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Safety and Security for Houses of Worship
Safety and Security for Houses of Worship
Upcoming Dates (Registration Links Coming Soon):
Winter 2027
Jan. 26–28 - Protecting People @ Woburn PD
Feb. 23–25 - Protecting Places @ Woburn PD
Mar. 16–18 - Houses of Worship Liaison Officer (HOWLO) @ Woburn PD
Locations below are to be determined:
Spring 2027
Apr. 6–8 - Protecting People
May 4–6 - Protecting Places
Jun. 15–17 - Houses of Worship Liaison Officer (HOWLO)
Fall 2027
Sep. 28–30 - Protecting People
Nov. 2–4 - Protecting Places
Nov. 16–18 - Houses of Worship Liaison Officer (HOWLO)
These three, 3-day intensive and interactive series of courses prepare police officers and representatives of the community to serve as liaisons between faith-based communities and their police and public safety partners. The program will have an emphasis on engaging with faith communities and teaching students to provide actionable information that these communities can use to make their facilities, participants and guests safer.
There will be an overview discussion of major religions including core belief systems, origins, days of services, major observances, customs, facilities and etiquette. There will also be discussion of relevant property crimes and statutes, laws of self-defense and personal bias.
Class times are 09:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. each day
Students taking the course and prerequisites will learn how to:
✔■ Conduct security and crime prevention assessments for faith facilities
✔■ Recognize hate crimes, terrorism indicators and bias (including personal bias)
✔■ Teach suspicious activity recognition and reporting
✔■ Teach response to bomb threats, suspicious packages and SWATing incidents
✔■ Teach verbal contact and de-escalation skills to security personnel and safety volunteers
✔■ Deliver active threat / active shooter response presentations
✔■ Participate in multi-disciplinary threat assessment and threat management teams
✔■ Facilitate tabletop exercises for emergency scenarios in faith-based environments
Tuition: $540 (Scholarships available for representatives of the faith community - Tuition only $100)
Includes: 3 full days of instruction, training manual, and lunch provided each day
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