Analysis
School Shootings
Monday, April 14th, 2008CNN has compiled a list of some 48 school shootings on their website. The list is a compilation of such tragedies not only in the USA, but in Europe as well.
While there are mixed reports out there, occassionally there are obvious signs from people who do these attacks. School resource officers, community police, parents, teachers, […]
School shooting in Illinois
Friday, February 15th, 2008The disturbing news of a “honor” student at Northern Illinois University (NIU) should be a call to action for all police officers, law enforcement officials, and school resource officers to ensure that they have adequate school crisis response plans in place.
One of the keys to prevent, mitigate, and respond to a crisis, like a school […]
The role of the stakeholder in campus safety
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007Public and campus safety officials have a responsibility to implement prevention and response strategies to protect relevant stakeholders. Key stakeholders have a particular interest in seeing that campus safety personnel are taking active steps to ensure preparedness of their campus and the surrounding community. This applies not only to students, but faculty and local business […]
Campus and school safety needs priority research and funding
Thursday, November 15th, 2007Allocating increased funding for research on campus public safety should be a priority of college and university administrators, state education and funding agencies, professional associations, private foundations, and the federal government. There is a need for increased research on campus safety and security. An extensive literature review showed that research on campus safety and security […]
Resiligence relies on a synergy of human and technology factors
Thursday, October 18th, 2007We want to continue our series of introducing you to Resiligence, who are we, what we do, and how we do it. The reason we are doing this is because we want to establish a relationship with you; we want to get to know you. Every good, strong relationship is based on knowledge and trust […]