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Emergency Managers' Perceptions of Active Threat Preparedness in Higher Education
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Shannon Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The shooting on Virginia Tech's campus that left 32 dead in 2007 and other incidents since then resulted in active threat preparations at institutions of higher education (IHEs) in the United States. Little is known about how emergency managers understand campus preparedness and what enhanced learning in the implementation, training, and…
Descriptors: School Violence, Universities, Emergency Programs, School Safety
A Curriculum Structured Design for Educating Adults in Detecting Deception and Eliciting Information
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McManus, Barry L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation describes the overall effectiveness of deception detection training and identifies conditions that may enhance training effectiveness through understanding how adults learn and utilizing scenario-based training. The analysis was based on a total of 1,788 evaluation data sheets (archival records). The major aim of the research is…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Deception, Vignettes, Teaching Methods
Cultural Competency, Education, and Training among Campus Law Enforcement
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Anderson, Ashley; Hendricks, James E. – Campus Law Enforcement Journal, 2011
Enforcement agencies have developed an acute understanding of the importance of cultural competency among officers given the historically diverse nature of societies and communities. However, it has only been in the recent past that departments have begun ongoing training in this area. Training in cultural competency benefits departments in many…
Descriptors: Law Enforcement, School Security, Security Personnel, Cultural Awareness
Life on the Hardened Border
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Miller, Bruce Granville – American Indian Culture and Research Journal, 2012
The many Coast Salish groups distributed on both sides of the United States-Canada border on the Pacific coast today face significant obstacles to cross the international border, and in some cases are denied passage or intimidated into not attempting to cross. The current situation regarding travel by Aboriginal people reflects the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Canada Natives, Barriers, Mobility
Training of Penitentiary Agents
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Zaharia, Victor – Convergence, 2009
The training of penitentiary staff directly influences the efficiency of a prison system and the observance of human rights in places of detention. On the one hand, there are no "perfect" detainees. The causes that led to imprisonment could be diverse. On the other hand, the possibilities and resources available to a prison system could…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Law Enforcement, Security Personnel, Training Methods
Improvements to Suicide Prevention Training for Prison Staff in England and Wales
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Hayes, Adrian J.; Shaw, Jenny J.; Lever-Green, Gillian; Parker, Dianne; Gask, Linda – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2008
Suicide prevention training for the prison service in England and Wales has been criticized. STORM is a package emphasizing the practice and review of interactions with suicidal persons and was evaluated in a pilot study for use in prisons. Trainees completed questionnaires immediately before and after training and at 6 to 8 months follow-up.…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Prevention, Suicide, Questionnaires