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Campus Violence Prevention and Response: Best Practices for Massachusetts
Title: Campus Violence Prevention and Response: Best Practices for Massachusetts Higher Education
Date: June, 2008
Author: Daniel O’Neill
Institution: Applied Risk Management
Bibliographic Entry: Campus Violence Prevention and Response: Best Practices for Massachusetts Higher Education. Applied Risk Management. June, 2008. http://www.mass.edu/library/Reports/CampusViolencePreventionAndResponse.pdf (Accessed August 12, 2008).
Electronic Link: http://www.mass.edu/library/Reports/CampusViolencePreventionAndResponse.pdf
Key Words: campus safety, policy analysis, mental health, violent crime on campus, sexual assault, school shooting, emergency plans, violence prevention, school security
Summary of Key Points, Issues, Conclusions:
This report contains four major sections: 1) define the scope of campus violence at institutions of higher education in Massachusetts and nationally; 2) establish best practices for enhancing campus safety and violence prevention; 3) assess the current state of security and violence on the campuses of public institutions of higher education; and 4) present 27 recommendations to the Massachusetts Department of Education composed of strategies and action items required to improve the school security and violence prevention efforts within the state.
Name of Researcher: Oludayo Olusanya
Institution: Integrative Center for Homeland Security, Texas A&M University
Date Posted: 08/12/2008