Violence and Security on Campus


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This comprehensive, evidence-based examination looks at violence and security across the entire spectrum of education, from preschool through college. In Violence and Security on Campus: From Preschool through College two expert authors take an evidence-based look at this important issue, dispelling myths and misconceptions about the problem and offering appropriate responses to it. Their book examines patterns, trends, correlations, and causes of violence, crime, and disorder in diverse educational settings, from elementary schools through colleges and universities. It reviews data and research evidence related to forms of violence, from bullying to murder, and it explores the varied security concerns that confront schools of different levels. In addition to describing the nature and extent of the school violence problem, which is often divergent from media reports, the authors point to other security issues that need to be considered and addressed by administrators and security personnel. Finally, they assess a variety of policy responses and security solutions—some popular yet ineffective, some challenging yet promising—offering advice that will enhance the security of any institution of learning.













Security on Campus


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This document presents the transcript of a congressional hearing held before a Senate subcommittee concerning reporting requirements of the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. Among issues addressed is whether the definition of "campus" includes buildings used partially or completely for commercial purposes, sidewalks, and hospitals, and whether hate crimes should be included in reporting requirements. Emphasis is on a current case involving the University of Pennsylvania. Following an opening statement by Senator Arlen Specter, the report includes the texts of oral statements and prepared statements by the following individuals or organizations: Howard Clery, founder of Security on Campus, Inc.; Jacob McKee, a student; Barbara Prentice, a parent; Stanley Ikenberry, president of the American Council on Education; Michele Goldfarb, administrator at the University of Pennsylvania; Peter C. Erichsen, vice president and general counsel at the University of Pennsylvania; Dolores A. Stafford, director of the university police department at George Washington University (District of Columbia); the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators; David A. Longanecker, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education; and Robert C. Torricelli, U.S. Senator. (DB)







The Complete Idiot's Guide to Campus Safety


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A handbook that covers it all. There are many issues surrounding campus safety that students should be prepared for. This unique guide covers everything from dorm rules, frat house myths and realities, and protecting property, to staying out of trouble on the Web, at the ATM, and elsewhere, to drinking, drugs, dating, spring break, staying healthy, how to handle different kinds of people and places, and what to do in emergencies.




IoT-enabled Unobtrusive Surveillance Systems for Smart Campus Safety


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IoT-enabled Unobtrusive Surveillance Systems for Smart Campus Safety Enables readers to understand a broad area of state-of-the-art research in physical IoT-enabled security IoT-enabled Unobtrusive Surveillance Systems for Smart Campus Safety describes new techniques in unobtrusive surveillance that enable people to act and communicate freely, while at the same time protecting them from malevolent behavior. It begins by characterizing the latest on surveillance systems deployed at smart campuses, miniatures of smart cities with more demanding frameworks that enable learning, social interaction, and creativity, and by performing a comparative assessment in the area of unobtrusive surveillance systems for smart campuses. A proposed taxonomy for IoT-enabled smart campus unfolds in five research dimensions: (1) physical infrastructure; (2) enabling technologies; (3) software analytics; (4) system security; and (5) research methodology. By applying this taxonomy and by adopting a weighted scoring model on the surveyed systems, the book presents the state of the art and then makes a comparative assessment to classify the systems. Finally, the book extracts valuable conclusions and inferences from this classification, providing insights and directions towards required services offered by unobtrusive surveillance systems for smart campuses. IoT-enabled Unobtrusive Surveillance Systems for Smart Campus Safety includes specific discussion of: Smart campus’s prior work taxonomies and classifications, a proposed taxonomy, and an adopted weight scoring model Personal consumer benefits and potential social dilemmas encountered when adopting an unobtrusive surveillance system Systems that focus on smart buildings, public spaces, smart lighting and smart traffic lights, smart labs, and smart campus ambient intelligence A case study of a spatiotemporal authentication unobtrusive surveillance system for smart campus safety and emerging issues for further research directions IoT-enabled Unobtrusive Surveillance Systems for Smart Campus Safety is an essential resource for computer science and engineering academics, professionals, and every individual who is working and doing research in the area of unobtrusive surveillance systems and physical security to face malevolent behavior in smart campuses.




A Legal Guide for Student Affairs Professionals


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The student affairs market has experienced a great boom in the last decade. Based on the fourth edition of the indispensable guide to the laws that bear on the conduct of higher education, this updated student affairs edition provides a reference and guide for student affairs practitioners and graduate students in student affairs administration courses. This volume combines sections that are pertinent to student affairs practitioners, as well as the government regulatory and administrative issues found in the full Fourth Edition. It is thus the most comprehensive and easy-to-use volume for student affairs officers and students.




The Encyclopedia of Police Science


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First published in 1996, this work covers all the major sectors of policing in the United States. Political events such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, have created new policing needs while affecting public opinion about law enforcement. This third edition of the "Encyclopedia" examines the theoretical and practical aspects of law enforcement, discussing past and present practices.