Security and safety for churches and other places of worship / Kevin L. Erskine and Joy A. Volpi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Erskine, Kevin L., author.

Volpi, Joy A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church buildings--Security measures--United States.

Church buildings.

Church management--United States.

Church management.

Emergency management--United States.

Emergency management.

Physical Description:

xx, 255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : CRC PRESS, 2023.

Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 2024.

Summary:

"Safety and Security for Churches and Other Places of Worship is a reference book focused on how to form a first responder team for churches, synagogues, temples, and other places of worship. It will assist team leaders on how to train for both security and medical emergencies, provide training aids and ideas, and how to write SOP's and legal issues. Trending violence directed at soft targets is growing, forcing places of worship to respond with highly-trained personnel to quickly intervene. Many medical incidents can have a drastically better outcomes if trained medical personnel render immediate medical care. For instance, the use of an AED in conjunction with CPR can drastically improve survival rates from 15% to 85%, versus just CPR alone. An equipment chapter helps to determine what equipment is a priority for teams limited by budget. Some equipment can mean the difference between a "friendly" being mistaken for an aggressor, resulting in an innocent person being injured or killed. Safety and Security for Churches and Other Places of Worship is a must-have reference for anyone charged with the duty to protect those who attend and work at places of worship"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Legal issues

Team building

Team equipment

Medical emergencies

Active shooter

Training aids

Aggressive behavior/ defusing conflict

Prevention

Environmental disasters

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Team record keeping.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Erskine, Kevin L. Security and safety for churches.

ISBN:

9781032000527

103200052X

9780367771713

0367771713

OCLC:

1395552608

Publisher Number:

99994921213