How to Join

Membership Eligibility

ATAP membership is reserved for qualified professionals whose work involves threat assessment, threat management, violence risk assessment, or closely related disciplines. Membership applications undergo a review process to ensure applicants meet the Association's professional standards.

  • Conduct threat assessments or violence risk assessments
  • Design or participate in threat management plans
  • Participate in threat assessment/threat management teams
  • Conduct investigations related to threat or violence risk cases
  • Provide victim support services
  • Provide legal services or legal counsel related to threat assessment cases
  • Represent individuals or entities involved in threat or violence risk cases
  • Provide behavioral or mental health expertise related to threat or violence risk cases
  • Conduct and publish scientific research involving threat assessments or violence risk assessments

Additional membership requirements may be established by the Association Board of Directors at its sole discretion from time to time.

Membership Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the following requirements for membership in ATAP. Membership applications are reviewed by the applicant's selected chapter and must meet all applicable membership criteria.

Sponsorship

Applicants are required to be sponsored by an ATAP member in good standing.

Chapter Participation

Members are required to attend at least one (1) in person, or two (2) virtual, meetings of their local chapter or another ATAP chapter during the calendar year. Attendance of any national ATAP Conference also satisfies the chapter meeting requirement for that calendar year.

The attendance requirement will be waived for any member joining after April 1 for that calendar year.

Membership Fees

  • Application Processing Fee: $100 (non-refundable)
  • Annual Membership Dues: $150 (non-refundable)

Chapter Area Breakdown

How to Apply for Membership

  1. Download and complete the sponsor form or Student sponsor form.

  2. Have the form signed by an ATAP member in good standing. Sponsor forms submitted without a valid ATAP member signature will be returned.

  3. Complete the online membership application and upload your completed sponsor form.

  4. Submit the required application fee and annual membership dues.

  5. Once payment is received, your completed application will be forwarded to your selected chapter for review and approval.

  6. Applicants will be notified upon completion of the review process.

Please Note: The application process may take up to 6–8 weeks from the date payment is received.

To help expedite the review process, applicants are encouraged to submit fees by credit card.

Confidentiality

The primary mission of ATAP is to create a professional and academic environment that fosters an open exchange of information. Because ATAP members come from both the public and private sectors, various legal and ethical requirements prevent the sharing of certain information. It is vitally important that all information shared between or among ATAP members, whether written or oral, remains confidential. Members of ATAP and their guests are therefore prohibited from sharing information obtained from ATAP members with persons outside of ATAP without permission of the person disclosing the information. Members are further prohibited from using information obtained at ATAP meetings, or from other ATAP members, for their own interests without the expressed permission of the person disclosing the information.

All pre-approved visitors to a Chapter meeting shall sign a confidentiality form, which has been approved by the Association Board of Directors. The local Chapter will retain these signed forms for a period of three years.