School Security
How to Build and Strengthen a School Safety Program
- 2nd Edition - April 27, 2021
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- Author: Paul Timm
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 2 6 6 - 1
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 5 3 6 7 - 5
School Security: How to Build and Strengthen a School Safety Program, Second Edition emphasizes a proactive rather than reactive approach to school security. Readers are introduce… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSchool Security: How to Build and Strengthen a School Safety Program, Second Edition emphasizes a proactive rather than reactive approach to school security. Readers are introduced to basic loss prevention and safety concepts, including how to communicate safety information to students and staff, how to raise security awareness, and how to prepare for emergencies. The book discusses how to positively influence student behavior, lead staff training programs, and write sound security policies. This book isn't just for security professionals and will help educators and school administrators without formal security training effectively address school risk.
As school safety challenges continue to evolve with new daily stories surrounding security lapses, lockdowns, or violent acts taking place, this thoroughly revised edition will help explain how to make educational institutions a safer place to learn.
- Includes new tabletop exercises for managing emergencies
- Contains coverage of the new risks commonly facing schools today, from access control to social media
- Presents updated school security resources
- Serves as a comprehensive guide for building an effective security program at little or no cost
- Covers fundamental CPTED concepts
- Addresses bullying, teen suicide, harassment, and dating violence
- Takes a holistic approach to school security rather than focusing on a particular threat or event
School safety and security professionals, administrators, and graduate students. Those at K-12 schools, universities, and day care centers responsible for policy implementation or protective services in the school setting.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Biography
- Acknowledgments
- 1. What is school security?
- Introduction
- Security is loss prevention
- Security's impact on school culture
- Stakeholder responses to “what is school security?”
- Conclusion
- 2. How safe is your school?
- Introduction
- Loss prevention: proactive security
- Making security a priority
- A collaborative approach
- A comprehensive approach
- Financial considerations
- Keys to school security
- Practices with security consequences
- State requirements
- Conclusion
- 3. Developing a plan
- Introduction
- Documenting practices
- Unacceptable uses
- Filter
- Limited expectation of privacy
- Electronic technologies acceptable use agreement
- Limitation on school district liability
- Consistency with other school policies
- User notification
- Parents’ responsibility; notification of student internet use
- Implementation and policy review
- Conclusion
- 4. Securing your environment
- Introduction: coming full circle
- Conclusion
- 5. Influencing behavior
- Introduction
- Essential outcomes
- Defining bullying
- The bystander and upstander
- Bullycide
- Addressing the bullying problem
- Bullying prevention programming
- The discipline plan
- Building a safe school environment
- What is cyberbullying?
- Sexting
- Dating violence, stalking and sexual assault
- Conclusion
- Appendix A: Sample bullying policy
- 6. Preparing your people
- Introduction
- Staff surveys
- Student problem indicators
- Visitor management
- Security awareness
- In-service training and annual presentations
- Personal crime prevention
- Personal safety
- Situational awareness
- Online training
- Motivation
- Documentation
- Security systems
- Emergency preparedness
- Substitute teachers and part-time staff
- Security personnel
- Conclusion
- 7. Managing emergencies
- Introduction
- Preparing to get started
- Plan content
- Plan training and preparedness
- The evolution of active shooter procedures
- Conclusion
- 8. Social media risks and solutions
- Social media introduction
- Messaging services
- Addressing social media risks
- Law enforcement officers
- Students
- Conclusion
- 9. School security resources and conclusion
- Introduction
- Chapter resources
- Book conclusion
- Index
- Edition: 2
- Published: April 27, 2021
- Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
- No. of pages: 248
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323852661
- eBook ISBN: 9780323853675
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Paul Timm
Paul Timm is a board-certified Physical Security Professional and a nationally acclaimed expert in school security. He was named one of the Most Influential People in Security in 2020 by Security Magazine. Paul serves on the Campus Safety Conferences Advisory Board, the Advisory Council for the Partner Alliance for Safer Schools, the ASIS International School Safety and Security Council, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials Risk Management Committee.
Affiliations and expertise
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