3/30/2018· Security
Where Will It Happen Next? Are We able to Provide a Safe and Secure Environment?
Schools, campuses, houses of worship, recreational sites, transportation hubs, retail facilities, those thoughts ring out day after day. Replay in your mind’s eye the horrific images of Columbine High School, Virginia Tech, Northern Illinois University (Valentine’s Day), Aurora Colorado movie theater, Sandy Hook Elementary School
6/18/2015· Security
Patient Abuse & Rape: Daycare - Skilled Nursing - Long Term Care Facilities
By: Michael Panish
Rape and patient abuse are more prevalent and common place in daycare and long term skilled nursing facilities than anyone would think possible.
4/24/2014· Security
Are We able to Provide a Safe and Secure Environment?
At schools, campuses, sporting events, and retail facilities, those thoughts ring out day after day. We have watched with horror the increasingly more frequent news of violence at establishments we once thought "safe" from wanton violence. One has to just scan the news to see that no place is immune from any type of random act that injures or kills innocent civilians, be it a movie theater, retail mall, sporting event, school, or church. In this column, let's take a look at a few basic elements.
3/26/2014· Security
How Vulnerable Is Your Facility?
We often times think of our own facilities, our sites as something no one would want to harm... or would they?
10/6/2011· Security
Security Law: Private Police = Para-Police?
In the past several years many in the security industry have advocated increasing professional standards. The hallmark criteria of professionalism usually relate to training, wages, recruitment standards, and accountability.
9/26/2011· Security
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
Creating safe schools is the responsibility of the entire community where a school or school system resides.
7/20/2011· Security
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
BETWEEN LATE 2009 AND MARCH OF THIS YEAR, a national baked goods chain with franchises in Broward County, Florida, experienced a series of nighttime burglaries that resulted in thousands of dollars in stolen cash and damaged property.
7/11/2011· Security
Security And Legal Protection: The Seattle Video Example
By: James F. Pastor
This article addresses the security and legal issues relative to the Seattle video depicting the beating of a girl while security personnel stood around.
5/31/2011· Security
Designing Safer Schools: Environmental Design Makes The Grade
By: Randall Atlas, PhD, AIA, CPP
When it comes to the issue of safety in schools, it is important to remember that long before the students walk the halls, a design team creates the building and its grounds, envisioning the subsequent relationships with its occupants.
5/12/2011· Terrorism - Homeland Security
Terrorism: Indicators & Implications
By: James F. Pastor
In order to effectively deal with the threat of terrorism, it is important to understand the concept. Terrorism has been around for centuries, dating back to Roman times.
by Doug Minor
by Malcom S. Cohen, PhD
by Sajid Khan, MD
