School and university security, public safety and emergency management pros came eager to learn and network last week at the first in-person Campus Safety Conference since 2019.
The K9s’ job is to comfort and provide animal therapy in times of great stress or anxiety. They have already made a big impact at U of I and in the greater Champaign-Urbana area.
IAHSS’ latest hospital crime survey found that in 2019, Type 2 assaults jumped 25% and aggravated assaults more than doubled compared to the previous year.
The death of George Floyd has prompted UMN to limit its ties to the city’s law enforcement agency. Ohio State students are also pressuring OSU to cut ties with Columbus PD.
Georgia Institute of Technology is training dogs to communicate using wearable devices that can activate personal response systems (PERS) and other alarms.
In three months, the security dog has answered over 300 calls, found illegal drugs 76 times and de-escalated close to 80 potentially abusive situations.
This Tennessee middle school has retained the services of a retired K-9. Check out how the school incorporates this special dog to improve overall campus safety.
Fourteen therapy dogs were brought in to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following last year’s mass shooting.
Roni, a Belgian Malinois and German Shepherd mix who is certified in explosive detection, is now the third K-9 on the Penn State police force.
University of Wisconsin police officers will now carry Narcan so they can quickly revive individuals who have overdosed.