At three different elementary schools, a principal--with the help of community, staff, and students--led a behavior committee with the acronym C.A.R.E.S. (cooperation, attitude, respect, effort, and safety). The program of caring and good citizenship reinforces good behavior and promptly takes steps against vandalism. (MLF)

Vandalism, trespassing, drug traffic, crowd control, automobile traffic, and emergencies such as fire or storms--these are the kinds of problems a school security system should be designed to eliminate or minimize. A preventive program can save more money than it costs and can improve the learning environment at the same time, says this writer.…

A quality police force professionally maintains a safe and orderly campus. (Author)

Results of a survey of college business officials and their perceptions of security problems, their reactions (including personnel and mechanical measures taken to deal with them), and their expenditures. (Author/MLF)

Dunwoody Industrial Institute in Minneapolis has found that an electronic security system with manpower backup is the best safeguard against theft, fire, and equipment malfunction. (Author/MLF)

An elementary school is tied together by a skylighted corridor loop. (Author)

Rising risks, and losses resulting from civil disorders and vandalism are producing a squeeze on profits thus precipitating higher property insurance rates and deductibles, according to the insurance industry; while schoolmen lay the blame on industry panic. The conclusion is that school and insurance representatives must work together toward the…

Effective measures to decrease vandalism on the Oswego campus include replacement of damaged items with more resilient materials, the maintenance of communication between campus police and residence hall personnel, and a variety of measures to encourage community ownership and pride. (MLF)

A review of school vandalism and specific systems and approaches to use in preventing it. (LD)

Israeli students (N=600) responded to a questionnaire dealing with motives for participating in vandalism. Factors accounting for such motivation included perceived level of vandalism at school, attitude toward school, attitude toward teacher, and school anxiety. Punishment, father's level of education, sense of hope, and class level had no effect…

Explores how well-equipped and well-maintained restrooms can help prevent their being vandalized. Products such as no-touch soap systems, sensor-operated faucets, and graffiti-resistant partitions are discussed as is the use of vandal-resistant materials for the restroom's interior space. Finally, specific school policies are detailed that can…

Describes one high school's use of video cameras as a preventive tool in stemming theft and violent episodes within schools. The top 10 design tips for preventing crime on campus are highlighted. (GR)