Tag: campus safety: Page 30

Training

University of Central Florida Police Department

At the University of Central Florida, campus policing is local in nature, but international in flavor. The university prides itself on attracting a diverse student body.

May 31, 2006

Patrol

Columbine Video Game Draws Relatives' Ire

An online game based on the Columbine High School massacre is drawing criticism from relatives of those who died in the 1999 attack, including a father who says it trivializes the actions of the two teen killers.

May 17, 2006

Patrol

Fighting Fire with Fire

It was March 21, 2:55 p.m., spring was in the air in the remote north woods of Minnesota, and the students of Red Lake High School were anxiously awaiting the sound of the bell. What they heard instead was explosions out in the hallway.

April 30, 2005

Patrol

How to Start an SRO Program

School resource officers serve as important liaisons between police departments and local schools.

September 30, 2004

Patrol

Preventing School Weapons Assaults

While our children are safer in school than they are in many other settings, they are often far less safe than they should, and could, be.

April 30, 2001

Patrol

School Terrorism: A Tactical Overview

Within the tactical community there's no doubt that the hottest topic is school terrorism.  In the aftermath of several attacks against students at schools, there is much debate and second guessing as to whether SWAT teams have made the correct tactical responses to such incidents.

March 31, 2000

Special Units

Real Players Resist Urge to Armchair QB

Having trained thousands of law enforcement officers in the proper response to and resolution of critical incidents, we watched the Columbine tragedy as courageous tactical officers executed a hurried but effective plan to safely "clear the school."

December 31, 1999

Patrol

Real Players Resist Urge to Armchair QB

Police officers, like athletes, must perform in the "public eye" under tremendous stress and pressure.  The self-proclaimed experts then scrutinize the decisions made, or not made.  They sit back in their armchairs, not having to make split-second decisions.  Many have never played the game, yet they are quick to criticize.

December 31, 1999

Patrol

School Safety Panel Message: Hike the Profile of Officers

The Columbine High School incident last spring seared itself into the American consciousness and while everyone has probably grown tired of hearing about it, the fact remains that mass incidents of violence have continued both on and off campus since then.

December 31, 1999

Training

Adventures in Law Enforcement

It's no secret that law enforcement is a multi-faceted profession. From small departments, where officers must wear many hats, to the specialists of giant metropolitan agencies, the job offers ample opportunity to sharpen wits- over and over- on a variety of levels.

February 28, 1999