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Designing a Security System to Meet Your Needs
Gamble, Joseph H. – American School and University, 1978
Designing a security system to meet the specific needs of an institution is a matter of professionalism. (Author)
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, Employment Qualifications, Higher Education, Occupational Information
Post-Secondary Safe Schools, 1999. Final Report.
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Minnesota State Office of the Attorney General, St. Paul. – 1999
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…
Descriptors: Campuses, Crime Prevention, Higher Education, Law Enforcement
Under Lock and Key: Preventing Campus Theft of Electronic Equipment.
Harrison, J. Phil – Business Officer, 1996
A discussion of computer theft prevention on college campuses looks at a variety of elements in electronic equipment security, including the extent of the problem, physical antitheft products, computerized access, control of key access, alarm systems, competent security personnel, lighting, use of layers of protection, and increasing…
Descriptors: Alarm Systems, College Administration, Computer Security, Computers
Playing it Safe.
Kotlarczyk, Carol – EducationFM, 1998
Offers suggestions to school facilities departments on how to ensure student safety without impeding educational goals. Discusses popular misconceptions of violence in schools, the lack of quick fixes for school security, the implementation of security measures, how to form partnerships in crime prevention, and how to address safety concerns in…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Facilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Facilities Management
Safety in the Chemical Laboratory: Flood Control.
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Pollard, Bruce D. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1983
Describes events leading to a flood in the Wehr Chemistry Laboratory at Marquette University, discussing steps taken to minimize damage upon discovery. Analyzes the problem of flooding in the chemical laboratory and outlines seven steps of flood control: prevention; minimization; early detection; stopping the flood; evaluation; clean-up; and…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Emergency Programs, High Schools
Violence on Campus: Defining the Problems, Strategies for Action.
Hoffman, Allan M., Ed.; Schuh, John H., Ed.; Fenske, Robert H., Ed. – 1998
This book addresses issues in dealing with campus violence, including types of violence on campuses, trends in campus violence, effects of increasing concerns about campus violence, and appropriate actions by student affairs and academic administrators to ensure campus safety. The chapters are: (1) "Violent Crime in American Society" (Fernando M.…
Descriptors: College Environment, Crisis Intervention, Educational Environment, Educational Facilities
A Differential Use of Resources in Prevention and Crisis Intervention.
Shoff, Susan Patigalia – 1982
This article describes the staffing, operation and evolution of a crisis intervention network at a medium-sized university in the San Francisco Bay Area. The training and duties of resident assistants, hall directors, campus police, crisis intervention resource personnel, and hospital psychiatrist are described. Specific topics addressed include…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Counseling Services, Counselor Training, Counselors