Creating and maintaining safe college campuses : a sourcebook for evaluating and enhancing safety programs / edited by Jerlando F. L. Jackson and Melvin Cleveland Terrell ; foreword by Constance B. Clery ; preface by Gregory Roberts.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jackson, Jerlando F. L., 1973- editor.

Terrell, Melvin C., editor.

Clery, Constance B., writer of foreword.

Roberts, Gregory, writer of preface.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Universities and colleges--Security measures--United States.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--United States--Safety measures.

Campus violence--United States--Prevention.

Campus violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Virginia : Stylus, 2007.

Summary:

This book serves as a sourcebook to enhance and evaluate safety programs, generate new solutions and interventions, comply with new legislation, and present practical steps and guidelines to establish best practices.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Preface

Identifying the Problem

1: The Complexity of Maintaining a Safe Campus in Higher Education an Administrative Dilemma

Institutional and Individual-Based Challenges

2: Changing the Culture of High-Risk Drinking

3: Violence and Hate Crimes on Campus Uncovering the Mystique

4: Why Students Beat Each Other a Developmental Perspective for a Detrimental Crime

5: Safe Campuses for Students Systemic Transformation Through Re(a)wakened Senior Leaders

6: A Growing Concern Sexual Violence Against Women on College Campuses

Institutional Context and Responses

7: Safety in the Community College Environment

8: A Call for Community-Based Education the State of Public Safety Issues at Minority-Serving Institutions

9: The Role of the Campus Police and Security Department in the 21st Century an Essay Based on 30 Years of Experience

10: The Incompatibility of Weapons and College Campuses

11: The Legal Implications of Campus Crime for Student Affairs Professionals

Institutional Resources

12: Exemplar Programs and Procedures Best Practices in Public Safety

13: You are not Alone Resources for the College Administrator

14: Elements of a Comprehensive Safety Plan

About the Editors and Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781620360217

1620360217

OCLC:

945135958