Site Assessments

Read: College Lockdowns: 3 Access Control Considerations for Your Campus

College Lockdowns: 3 Access Control Considerations for Your Campus

Colleges and universities are turning to the concept of universal lockdown as a supplement to local lockdown, but is it right for your campus?

Read: Are You Making These 9 Hospital Security Mistakes?

Are You Making These 9 Hospital Security Mistakes?

With many hospitals experiencing a labor shortage, it is important not to let basic hospital security protocols fall by the wayside.

Read: Cybersecurity Researcher Finds School Shooting Emergency Plans Exposed Online

Cybersecurity Researcher Finds School Shooting Emergency Plans Exposed Online

The records were accessible to the public online and included highly sensitive school emergency planning and security documents.

Read: Conducting Site Assessments for Students with Disabilities

Conducting Site Assessments for Students with Disabilities

Access or functional needs (AFN) site assessments should cover landscaping, architecture and security, as well as indicators of how well people appreciate, support and communicate with each other, and how functional the school is as a center of teaching and learning.

Read: CPTED in Schools: Has Your Campus Applied These 3 Tactics to Prevent Crime?

CPTED in Schools: Has Your Campus Applied These 3 Tactics to Prevent Crime?

A security veteran who has conducted countless site assessments shares successes and cautionary tales in CPTED and offers sage advice for schools.

Read: Conducting a Campus Security Risk Assessment? Take These 7 Steps

Conducting a Campus Security Risk Assessment? Take These 7 Steps

A thorough risk assessment helps protect not only the physical property of a campus but also the people inside it

Read: How SAVI Can Help Schools and Universities Improve Security

How SAVI Can Help Schools and Universities Improve Security

Here’s an overview of NAPCO’s SAVI, a self-auditing tool that schools and universities can use to evaluate their safety and security needs.

Read: Texas Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would Require Armed Officers at All Schools

Texas Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would Require Armed Officers at All Schools

The bill would require school districts to place an armed school-employed or contracted peace officer or school resource officer on every campus during school hours.

Read: How to Manage School Security Upgrades

How to Manage School Security Upgrades

Here’s how one Illinois district was able to implement 90% of its school security assessment’s recommendations in only three years.

Read: 4 Ways Schools Must Optimize Physical Security to Make Students Safer

4 Ways Schools Must Optimize Physical Security to Make Students Safer

While active shooter events are rare, a general lack of preparedness for threats on campus is much more common.

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