‘How Safe Is Your Campus?’ Survey Results: K-12 Schools and Districts
Although school police and security’s relationships with outside agencies are well developed, a lack staffing and weapons poses challenges.
Although school police and security’s relationships with outside agencies are well developed, a lack staffing and weapons poses challenges.
Study shows that many campuses are still struggling with the quality, coverage and implementation of their video surveillance, access control, mass notification and emergency communications solutions.
For universities and hospitals, staffing and salary results are mixed, with two in five respondents saying their departments hired additional employees in 2010. K-12 campuses and districts, however, continue to struggle.
Police/security department staffing levels pose significant challenges, while administrator support for overall campus public safety is very high.
Campus administrators now respect the value of security, police and emergency preparedness.