Safe schools : a security and loss prevention plan / J. Barry Hylton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hylton, J. Barry (James Barry), 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public schools--United States--Safety measures.

School violence--United States--Prevention.

School violence.

Public schools.

Industrial safety.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxi, 234 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, [1996]

Summary:

Safe Schools: A Security and Loss Prevention Plan addresses school security issues, perceptions, and program design. It also provides for a mode security loss prevention plan or manual. This plan can be used by a school district to establish regulation, provide examples and guidance, and set forth uniform standards for security, physical security, and loss prevention measures to safeguard property, material, students, employees, and visitors on all property belonging to a school district.

Essential topics discussed in this manual are: -- Bomb threats and checklists-- Drug and alcohol testing-- Random inspection-- Metal detector and search guidelines-- Emergency and response plans-- Security assessment and survey tools-- Loss prevention and physical security-- Intrusion detection systems-- Employee and security education and training-- Minimum training standards-- Operating procedures

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (page 223) and index.

ISBN:

0750697598

OCLC:

34150689