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Rethinking Campus Security
2008 Feb 19 Posted by Joseph Pascarella
The unfortunate murder-suicide in which 6 persons were murdered on the campus of Northern Illinois University less than a year after the tragic incident at Virginia Tech University stokes the debate about campus security. College campuses, particularly those in suburban areas that are relatively open in terms of physical security.
The ideal is that college campuses should be open and liberating to reflect the openess and free-thinking of academe. The reality is that college campuses are areas that consist of large gatherings of persons and contemporary threats to public safety warrant an re-evlaution of safety measures. Physical security within campuses is becoming an increasingly complex endeavor that requires the cooperation of all components of college administration.
As always, take care and stay safe.
Joe Pascarella
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Mike Bell Says:
Did anyone notice that the real “action” that took place at this incident was primarily an emergency medical response led by Fire/EMS members? This is often the case at these active shooter incidents.
The reports I have read indicate there was good coordination between all agencies involved. Law enforcement and ICS don’t always flow together effectively so it was very refreshing to see that it worked well at this tragedy.
Hopefully “Public Safety Signals” will have more frequent posts from instructional staff and students that highlights the full spectrum of public safety agencies and the challenges they each encounter, especially when they are forced to work together for the good of the communities they are all sworn to protect.
MB
March 1st, 2008 at 5:23 pm