This report on safety in Minnesota's secondary and postsecondary schools assesses and evaluates the impact of existing laws and programs on school safety and anti-violence and recommends changes in law or policy to increase safety and curb violence. The report is based on a 1995-97 survey of postsecondary students, interviews with campus security directors, and information from campus law enforcement administrators. The report makes the following recommendations: all postsecondary institutions should implement basic safety measures, including regularly patrolled campus routes, escort services, and crime prevention classes; campus safety officials should involve students in development of crime prevention initiatives; institutions should provide sexual assault awareness and prevention programs and make victim assistance services available; postsecondary institutions should recognize and address alcohol and drug abuse and its relationship to crime; crime reporting procedures should be improved throughout the state; campus and community relations should be improved; minimum professional standards should be established for hiring and training of safety and security personnel; campus security departments and local law enforcement agencies should develop and maintain communication protocols to ensure that relevant safety and security information is exchanged; and access to criminal, motor vehicle, and applicable state and federal databases should be made available to campus security directors. (MKA)