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Rafferty, Victoria – Online Submission, 2010
Vandalism is a prevalent problem on college campuses. This paper will describe why vandalism is not as readily noticed in higher education as a major problem and what those institutions can do to reduce the issue. Surveillance will be discussed as one of the various ways in which a campus can reduce crime on campus and make the college safer.…
Descriptors: Crime, School Security, School Vandalism, Federal Legislation
Kravis, Miles – American School & University, 2009
From 2003 to 2005, fires on school properties cost about $85 million a year. An estimated 14,700 fires required a fire department response: 36 percent were trash fires, 19 percent were fires in open fields, and 43 percent were structural fires. Sometimes, the needs of school security seem to conflict with the requirements of fire safety. In this…
Descriptors: School Security, Fire Protection, School Vandalism, Crime
O'Malley, Brendan – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 2007
This report details how political and military violence targeting educational systems is depriving a growing number of children of the right to education. This study focuses on targeted violent attacks, carried out for political, military, ideological, sectarian, ethnic or religious reasons, against students, teachers, academics, education trade…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Qualitative Research, Violence, Victims of Crime