This report discusses the Security Education Employment Program (SEEP), an employment and training program for high school students that matches students with opportunities in private security. It outlines the seven objectives established for the three-city test--job placements, exposure to the security profession, enhanced job skills, development…

This bulletin highlights how two-way radios are secured, maintained, and effectively used by school security officers, administrators, teachers, and students in New York City schools. Any school requiring faster, more comprehensive communications among security officers and school staff when incidents of violence, vandalism, and theft are imminent…

The purpose of this practicum was to test the effectiveness of a security training program at Trenton Central High School. A professional, trained security force was necessary to reduce school crime. A training program lasting eight and one-half months was instituted. A pilot study at the end of the training program was conducted comparing the…

An Arizona high school's security program includes using teachers as security personnel for campus events, cooperating with juvenile probation officers, and assigning local police to daily patrol and night events. (MJL)

The School Safety Program was established by ARS 15-154 in 1994 for the purpose of placing School Resource Officers (SRO) and Probation Officers (PO) on school grounds. The officers' primary function is to deliver Law Related Education (LRE) in the classroom as well as develop positive interactions and relationships with the students, the staff,…

School boards have legal responsibility and liability for crowd control at extracurricular events. Board policies should cover supervision, rules, and various legal liabilities involving different crowd-control personnel, including school employees, on- and off-duty police, hired guards, and parent volunteers. Twelve guidelines are suggested for…

Explains what security officers do, how to hire and utilize them, and how they can help schools. (JM)

The widespread use of weapons by teenagers has prompted forceful responses from school districts. Some have installed sophisticated security equipment; others increasingly are arming their security guards. (MLF)

Describes a demonstration that draws parallels between the Zimbardo prison experiment and the impact that assignment to low and high power roles can have on the behavior of men and women. Finds that students rated women as more similar to prisoners (subordinate role) and men as more similar to guards (dominant role). (CMK)

Describes the various components of an effective campus security program, including the master plan/needs assessment, law enforcement staffing, security technology, access control, closed circuit television systems, and emergency planning. (EV)

This videotape is designed to help library staff develop and implement a security program in the library, using library personnel or outside security personnel. Eight sections cover: (1) how to design an effective security policy; (2) how to approach disruptive patrons; (3) personal safety--with disruptive patrons, during a robbery, and when…

This paper describes how one Texas school district, the Aldine Independent School District (ISD), created its own police department as an effort to control school-related crime. Formed in 1990, the Aldine Police Department (ADP) entitles officers to issue citations to students or make arrests according to their assessment of the situation and with…

Points out tension-breeding factors that underlie school racial unrest; suggests ways for school security officers to define their role; and lists some features of a crisis contingency plan. (Subscription $14.00 yearly, 2639 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034.) (MLF)

The level of concern about security problems at the University of Maryland at College Park and the use of available security measures and services were investigated in May 1983. A randomly-selected sample of 764 students, 571 employees, and 31 campus police were surveyed. Higher response rates were obtained from women than from men, and from…

By offering police officers office spaces in school buildings at night, theft, break-ins, and vandalism can be deterred. Officers who must write up reports during patrol hours can utilize school facilities while remaining in radio contact with their dispatchers at police headquarters and on alert for further requests for asistance. The officers'…