Chapter 8 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

81050.6.5 Reporting Suspected Involvement in Terrorist Activity

• Terrorism is defined in federal law as acts dangerous to human life that violate federal or state laws and are intended to intimidate or coerce a civilian population; influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping.

• When a parole agent has reasonable suspicion that a supervised person’s activities indicate the supervised person may become involved in any terrorist activity, the parole agent shall conduct a case conference with the USUnder Supervisor. The parole agent shall document the evidence of reasonable suspicion and case conference in the electronic ROS. If the USUnder Supervisor or AUSAssistant Unit Supervisor concurs, the parole agent shall:

  • Immediately notify the nearest Federal Bureau of Investigation field office if there is evidence of an imminent threat.

  • Notify the OCSOffice of Correctional Safety, Criminal Intelligence and Analysis Unit, Terrorism Liaison Officer if there does not appear to be an imminent threat.

• The parole agent shall continue to supervise the supervised person and shall not take any action that may interfere with another law enforcement agency’s investigation of the supervised person.

• If the USUnder Supervisor or AUSAssistant Unit Supervisor does not concur, the parole agent may still provide notifications to the appropriate agency or agencies responsible for handling terrorism investigations as a concerned citizen.