Authorities Reviewing Fatal Univ. of Cincinnati Police Shooting
Authorities say Sam Dubose was killed after refusing to get out of his car during a traffic stop.
Authorities say Sam Dubose was killed after refusing to get out of his car during a traffic stop.
President Obama announced he’s restricting the flow of military equipment to police forces.
School safety officers were injured trying to calm a student with a knife down inside Gaynor McCown Hisgh School in Staten Island.
A man was found to have a loaded Sig Sauer P250 pistol, two hunting knives and 57 rounds of ammunition after being searched at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
The Virginia Tech tragedy stands out as the incident most responsible for the dramatic shift of the higher education community’s safety and security mentality. But have U.S. campuses really applied what they’ve learned? According to the Campus Safety Post Virginia Tech Study, in many ways, yes.
A majority (92%) of public institutions used sworn officers, compared to 38% of private campuses. Nearly all sworn campus police officers were armed.
Auditors reviewed incidents for seven schools outside of New York City for the 2011-12 school year, identifying 935 unreported incidents at six schools. This represents an underreporting of 29% of the 3,175 reportable incidents found.
Currently, only four states require armed security officers to undergo mental health screenings.
Crime-related incidents were down nearly 25% on Detroit Public School campuses as compared to the first three months of school in 2013.
Nearly three in four college police and security stakeholders are opposed to students having firearms, and only 1% of K-12 respondents say their districts/campuses have authorized their staff to carry concealed guns.
Crisis response can be a weak spot for many campuses. Learn how to manage tasks, share response plans and maintain command and control over response teams during a crisis.
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.
