Campus Security & Life Safety Magazine Digital Edition - April 2018

April 2018

  • CREATING A CAMERA USE POLICY
  • GETTING THE HIGH MARKS
  • CAMPUS SURVIVAL
  • EDUCATIONAL COLLABORATION
  • MORE GUNS ON CAMPUS ARE THE LAST THING WE NEED


Features

Accessing Safety

By Ellie Randall

With the seemingly endless increase in school and workplace shootings and other violent incidents, businesses, organizations, and campuses are taking a hard look at their security systems and the safety measures they have in place now more than ever.


Getting High Marks

Getting High Marks

By Jeff Perri

When the Central Arkansas' Riverview School District recently agreed to invest in a new access control system to secure the Junior/Senior High School campus, Rutledge was determined to install a solution to encompass the campus’s entire 150,000 square feet of space, spanning multiple buildings, while providing ease of access to teachers, administrators, maintenance and custodial staff.


Creating A Camera Use Policy

Creating A Camera Use Policy

By Bret McGowan

The past decade has seen a cultural shift, where concerns over personal privacy have gradually taken a back seat to those of security.


Maintaining Strength

By Lance Holloway

Security professionals are faced with several challenges in today’s highly technical environment on campuses.


School District Increases Safety and Reduces its Carbon Footprint

By James Marcella

The Rock Hill School District in South Carolina was looking to upgrade its video surveillance system while aligning with its efforts to save energy.


A Matter Of Standards And Codes

By Neil Lakomiak

Ensuring a safe learning environment is one of the top priorities of parents, teachers, faculty and administrators.


Spanning The District

Spanning The District

By Paul Kong

The Everett Public School District information technology department was asked to design a modern security system that would serve the district’s current needs, be cost effective and handle future expansion.


Georgia Southern Ensures Swift Secure Access At Recreation Center

Georgia Southern Ensures Swift Secure Access At Recreation Center

By Jessica Davis

Boon Edam Trilock Side Gates are used on the other side of the main desk for dedicated egress, including access for those with special needs or the passage of dollies or carts.


Vehicle Alert

By Greg Hamm

It’s no secret that terrorist groups have called on followers to use trucks, in particular, to attack crowds. Campuses across the nation are responding.


Educational Collaboration

Educational Collaboration

By Jumbi Edulbehram

It is no secret that the occurrence of violence in schools is a very real-world concern. A growing number of incidents in K-12 schools as well as on college campuses have made going to school more of a safety concern than a pain.


Addressing The Challenges

Addressing The Challenges

By Jennifer Hackenburg

Today, university campus applications offer many challenges for a surveillance dealer with student and faculty safety being paramount. Add in the complexities of an urban setting, integral public parks and student housing, and no barriers separating students from the greater community.


Campus Survival

Campus Survival

By Sydny Shepard

Training for an active shooter situation can be the difference between a brief disturbance on campus and a mass shooting.


Expanding Knowledge in a Real Time Setting

Expanding Knowledge in a Real Time Setting

By Sydny Shepard

Campus security has always and will continue to be one of the most important verticals in the security industry. While many K-12, higher education, medical and worship campuses have boosted their policies, protocols and physical security as a result of tragic incidents on campuses across the country, the fact of the matter is: campus security is always evolving.


The Beginning of a Movement

By Sydny Shepard

I don’t have any kids of my own, but I do have twin sisters that are 17 years old. The school shootings that have plagued campuses across the country have become a topic of regular conversation for me and my sisters.


Sure Evacuation With RFID

Sure Evacuation With RFID

By Karolina Kozlowska, PhD.

The greatest nightmare of an evacuation coordinator is to finish the evacuation before all employees reach the assembly point. Such disasters can be prevented with RFID UHF technology because it gives complete knowledge on the location of every person that needs to be evacuated at any time of the work day.


Security From The Ground Up

Security From The Ground Up

By Jason Ouellette

Florida Atlantic University (FAU), a leading research institution with its own medical college and 180 degree programs, is constantly growing and changing—and so its security platform needs to keep up with managing the latest developments on campus.


More Guns On Campus Are The Last Thing We Need

More Guns On Campus Are The Last Thing We Need

By Patrick V. Fiel Sr., Sydny Shepard

In light of the recent tragedies on campuses, many government officials and organizations have been calling for increased security on educational campuses. Perhaps one of the most controversial security measures to surface is the idea of arming teachers on campuses.


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