"Issued in August 2011" Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Campus risk, resilience and readiness : managing the "three Rs" in a post-9/11 environment -- Organizational structure of higher education public safety departments -- Emergency maangement --Considerations for having armed or unarmed campus security/police personnel at institutions of higher education -- Partnerships with federal agencies -- Drug investigations on campus -- Conducting internet investigations -- Colleges and universities as growth industries -- Campus safety and threat assessment -- Campus safety -- The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act -- The Clery Act -- Constitutional safeguards.
Summary:
This title is a compact desk manual addressing staff, student, and visitor safety on public and private college and university campuses. It provides expert advice on structuring a university police department, tips on making the most of partnering with federal and local agencies, discussion of threat assessments, insight into the Clery Act and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regulations, and analysis of Homeland Security concerns. It is a useful resource for those responsible for college campuses and their attorneys, as well as for police departments in college and university towns that must assess and react to threats to campus communities--West-Thompson web.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.