Lt. John Weinstein is the commander of Northern Virginia Community College Public Safety District 3.
Empathy, keeping your ego under control and knowing when to be quiet are just a few of the ways campus police and security officers can improve interactions with members of their campus community and keep arrests or citations from escalating into violence.
Before deciding to endorse a protective role for armed citizens on campus, school administrators must address these issues.
Here’s how you can make the case for more resources for public safety, security and technology.
Here are nine reasons why accusations of the militarization of police are wholly over-stated and essentially untrue.
These strategies will improve your response to an active shooter or other attack to help mitigate death and injuries.
Here’s a simple list to help you improve your active shooter response plans.
Preparation must go beyond incident response, tactics and the focus on active shooters.
Here’s steps three through five of a five-step process that will help you identify your campus public safety department’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as actions you can take to resolve challenges.
Here’s the first two steps
of a five-step process that will help you identify your campus public safety department’s strengths and weaknesses, as well as actions you can take to resolve challenges.
The U.S. presidential campaign is heating up, and some events have turned violent. These 13 tips will help you address the security challenges associated with planned political actions.
Crisis response can be a weak point in the overall campus safety strategy. Attend Stay in Control – Don’t Let a Crisis Define Your Reputation to optimize your crisis response.
Learn how tools like mass notification systems coupled with the right emergency communication plan can help your organization achieve the speed and reach it needs to keep everyone safe and informed.
