campus security: [may 2008]
Published: 04/14/08
- College Police Compare Notes at Summit
From the article of the same title by: Murray Evans, Associated Press - Police from college campuses across the country convened at the National Campus Security Summit at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond on April 14 to share notes and discuss how best to prevent violent acts from occurring. Speakers emphasized that the best way to detect threats is for the entire campus community to remain on guard and communicate with one another. Steven Healy, the chief of police at Princeton University, said it is "absolutely essential" for schools to put together a behavioral threat assessment team. "Balance is the call of the day," he says. "There are many of us who believe that the openness that we have on our campuses is an essential part of the educational process. Having said that, you don't just say that the campus is a free-for-all. There are things that we need to do to assure that we're providing appropriate security." The conference kicked off with a "mock shooting" in which officers practiced locating a shooter while also attending to victims. Pellet guns were used during the exercise, which was designed to coach officers on how to deal with the chaos of a campus shooting.
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