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5 results foundAuthor: Oklahoma. Campus Life and Safety Security Task Force Title: CLASS, Campus Life and Safety and Security Task Force: Final Report Summary: On April 16, 2007, the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., was the scene of a horrifying massacre. A single shooter, Seung-Hui Cho, killed 32 people and wounded many more before committing suicide. Cho, a senior student at Virginia Tech, had been diagnosed with and treated for a severe anxiety disorder beginning in middle school and continued receiving therapy and special education support until his junior year of high school. During his college career, Cho had been accused of stalking two female students, was declared mentally ill by a Virginia special justice and had been asked to seek counseling by at least one professor. Unfortunately, these individual warning signs were not tracked and dealt with in a way that provided Cho with the help he needed and, in turn, possibly prevented the shootings. In addition, concerns were raised about the institution's notification process and response to the shootings. In an effort to evaluate and improve the ability of Oklahoma higher education and career technology center campuses to better handle a situation such as the Virginia Tech incident, Gov. Brad Henry issued Executive Order 2007-17 on April 25 (subsequently amended on April 27) establishing the Campus Life and Safety and Security Task Force, otherwise known as the CLASS Task Force. Henry appointed Dr. Glen D. Johnson, chancellor of the Oklahoma State System of Higher Education, as chair of the task force and Dr. Phil Berkenbile, director of the Department of Career and Technology Education, as vice-chair. Thirteen additional members from Oklahoma higher education, career technology education, public safety and health services were appointed as stated in the order. The Executive Order states that the purpose of the task force is threefold: 1. To review and evaluate campus safety and security plans already in place. 2. To determine what modifications, if any, are necessary to prevent crises and enhance crisis response on campuses. 3. To research methods for recognizing students in need and delivering to them appropriate services, such as counseling, substance abuse treatment and mental health management. The order also enables the task force to make preliminary recommendations to campus personnel of specific measures to better protect campuses and improve emergency response. Discussions revealed five major areas of focus - Laws and Policies, Counseling, Response, Notification and Funding - and subcommittees were formed to explore each area. Each subcommittee conducted specific research and has submitted a report that assesses the current condition of its respective area of concern and makes recommendations for improvement. Those subcommittee reports comprise Section V of this document. As part of the research done by the task force, a two-part self-assessment survey was sent to each campus to gather information about crisis preparedness and availability of counseling services. A summary of the survey findings is included in Section IV of this report. . Details: Oklahoma City, Okalahoma: Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education, 2008. 91p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed May 8, 2018 at: https://www.okhighered.org/class/docs/final-report.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: https://www.okhighered.org/class/docs/final-report.pdf Shelf Number: 116656 Keywords: Campus CrimeCampus SecurityColleges and UniversitiesSecurity |
Author: Giblin, Matthew J. Title: Critical Incident Preparedness and Response on Campus: Examining the Relationship Between Local Law Enforcement and Post-Secondary Institutions in Illinois and the United States Summary: The impetus for this report was the Virginia Tech (VT) shooting incident in April 2007; the authors observed in both Illinois and nationally the creation of commissions to examine campus safety issues as well as prescriptions for improving security. One of the key questions guiding the research was whether any new preparedness steps were taken. This report frames many of the findings and implications within the context of the VT shootings because the research was focuses on change pursuant to that tragedy. Data were collected beginning in April 2008 to study the changes campuses had pursued in the first year after the VT incident. Details: Carbondale, IL: Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency & Corrections, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 2008. 61p. Source: Internet Resource Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: Shelf Number: 118766 Keywords: Campus SafetyCampus SecurityColleges and UniversitiesCritical Incident Preparedness |
Author: MacDonald, John M. Title: The Effect of Privately Provided Police Services on Crime Summary: Research demonstrates that police reduce crime. The implication of this research for investment in a particular form of extra police services, those provided by private institutions, has not been rigorously examined. We capitalize on the discontinuity in police force size at the geographic boundary of a private university police department to estimate the effect of the extra police services on crime. Extra police provided by the university generate approximately 45-60 percent fewer crimes in the surrounding neighborhood. These effects appear to be similar to other estimates in the literature. Details: Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Law School; Erasmus School of Law; PERC - Property and Environment Research Center, 2012. 26p. Source: Internet Resource: University of Pennsylvania, Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper No. 12-36 : Accessed May 13, 2015 at: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2171038 Year: 2012 Country: United States URL: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2171038 Shelf Number: 135871 Keywords: Campus PoliceCampus SecurityPolice EffectivenessPrivate PolicePrivate Security |
Author: University of Cincinnati. Office of Safety and Reform Title: Final Report for the Comprehensive Review of the University of Cincinnati Police Department Summary: The shooting death of Samuel DuBose is a tragedy that shook the University of Cincinnati (the "University" or "UC"), its Police Department (the "Department" or "UCPD") and the Cincinnati community to their core. In the wake of that tragedy, the University Administration has commendably taken a series of steps to determine what led to the shooting and how to best ensure that mistakes of the past are never repeated. One such step was the engagement of the Exiger team to perform a comprehensive review of UCPD. Over the last four months the Exiger team has spoken to a significant number of members of the University faculty, staff, administration, student body, as well as numerous Cincinnati residents and reviewed thousands of pages of documents in an effort to fully understand the improvements that are necessary to help transform UCPD into a model law enforcement agency by combining best practices of urban, university and community policing. This is the Exiger team's final report in which we present our findings and recommendations for remediation and reform of the organization. Many of the recommended reforms are significantly underway, some being undertaken even prior to our arrival. Our report consists of this Introductory Section, an Executive Summary including the "Fundamental Recommendations" which form the foundation for UCPD to become the model agency toward which it strives; a background section that covers the history of the UCPD, and the incident that gave rise to this assignment; a section outlining the scope of the assignment; followed by a section on the methodology utilized for completion of the assignment; and finally, a section containing the biographies of the members of the Exiger team. This is followed by a series of sections that cover each of the subject matter areas specified in the Request for Proposal. All told, there are 14 Fundamental Findings with 25 corresponding Recommendations, and there are 115 additional findings with 251 specific recommendations which the team believes, if implemented, will collectively transform the Department. Details: Cincinnati: University of Cincinnati, 2016. 136p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed October 20, 2016 at: https://www.uc.edu/content/dam/uc/safety-reform/documents/FINAL%20REPORT.pdf Year: 2016 Country: United States URL: https://www.uc.edu/content/dam/uc/safety-reform/documents/FINAL%20REPORT.pdf Shelf Number: 145872 Keywords: Campus PoliceCampus SecurityColleges and UniversitiesSchool Violence |
Author: Harnisch, Thomas L. Title: Concealed Weapons on State College Campuses: In Pursuit of Individual Liberty and Collective Security Summary: In the wake of tragic shootings on college campuses in Virginia, Illinois and elsewhere, lawmakers in 17 states have introduced measures seeking to relax concealed weapons restrictions on college and university campuses. Gun-rights advocates argue that easing gun restrictions could enhance both individual and collective security on campus and may deter violence. In contrast, the vast majority of college administrators, law enforcement personnel and students maintain that allowing concealed weapons on campus will pose increased risks for students and faculty, will not deter future attacks, and will lead to confusion during emergency situations. This controversial debate is expected to continue on college campuses and in statehouses throughout the nation. Details: Washington, DC: American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2008. 7p. Source: Internet Resource: A Higher Education Policy Brief: Accessed December 6, 2017 at: http://www.aascu.org/policy/publications/policymatters/2008/gunsoncampus.pdf Year: 2008 Country: United States URL: http://www.aascu.org/policy/publications/policymatters/2008/gunsoncampus.pdf Shelf Number: 148742 Keywords: Campus SecurityColleges and Universities Concealed Weapons Gun Control Policy Gun Policy |