Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning
Autor Kenneth S. Trumpen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 apr 2011
În această a doua ediție a lucrării Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning, remarcăm o evoluție semnificativă față de materialele precedente. Autorul a realizat o sinteză amplă, unificând volumele sale anterioare, Practical School Security și Classroom Killers? Hallway Hostages?, într-un singur ghid cuprinzător. Această actualizare nu este doar o reeditare, ci o revizuire majoră care introduce capitole esențiale despre pregătirea pentru situații de urgență și răspunsul la fenomene precum bullying-ul, hărțuirea și ritualurile de inițiere (hazing), reflectând astfel schimbările legislative și tehnologice recente.
Credem că rigoarea metodologică propusă de Kenneth S. Trump este comparabilă cu cea din School Security de Paul Timm în ceea ce privește abordarea proactivă, dar se distinge prin accentul pus pe „politica” securității școlare și pe demontarea tendinței de subraportare a incidentelor. Structura cărții ghidează cititorul de la înțelegerea amenințărilor în continuă evoluție, în prima parte, către implementarea unor evaluări practice și fundamentale în secțiunile ulterioare. Autorul nu se limitează la măsuri fizice, precum detectoarele de metale, ci analizează profund leadership-ul necesar pentru a depăși negarea riscurilor în mediul academic.
Experiența de lectură este una tehnică și aplicată, oferind protocoale clare pentru lucrul cu poliția, părinții și mediul de afaceri. Recomandăm acest volum ca pe un instrument de lucru pentru administratorii care doresc să treacă de la reacție la prevenție, beneficiind de un cadru de reducere a riscurilor validat de decenii de practică în siguranța publică.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1412974313
Pagini: 328
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.62 kg
Ediția:Second Edition
Editura: Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States
De ce să citești această carte
Recomandăm această carte administratorilor școlari și responsabililor cu siguranța publică care au nevoie de un plan de acțiune realist. Cititorul câștigă o viziune integrată asupra securității, învățând cum să gestioneze atât amenințările fizice, cât și provocările sociale precum bullying-ul. Este un instrument esențial pentru a transforma politicile teoretice în protocoale de urgență funcționale, ancorate în legislația actuală și în bunele practici de evaluare a riscurilor.
Despre autor
Kenneth S. Trump, M.P.A., este președintele National School Safety and Security Services, o firmă de consultanță de prestigiu din Cleveland. Cu o carieră de peste 25 de ani, el a consiliat oficiali din toate cele 50 de state americane și la nivel internațional pe teme de securitate școlară. Experiența sa practică provine din roluri directe în sistemul de învățământ: a fost ofițer de siguranță școlară, investigator și supervizor al unității pentru bandele de tineri în cadrul școlilor din Cleveland. Expertiza sa este recunoscută la nivel mondial, fiind unul dintre cei mai solicitați consultanți în domeniul pregătirii pentru situații de urgență în campusuri.
Descriere scurtă
New topics include:
- Complete discussion of school emergency preparedness
- Bullying, harassment, hazing
- Major legislation, i.e. state mandates for various anti-bullying, security and safety activities, and new technology for safety
Recenzii
"Definitely a must-have desk reference for school principals. Ken offers need-to-know, practical school safety and emergency preparedness strategies not taught in “Principalship 101”!
"Ken is the #1 authority on school safety issues surrounding the educational community."
"Ken Trump is the preeminent national authority on school safety and emergency preparedness planning, but he also thinks like a school administrator. In this book, Ken offers a comprehensive list of practical solutions to a myriad of issues that impact school personnel’s attempts to improve school safety and emergency preparedness. This book does not belong on a bookshelf. It belongs on the desk of every school administrator and teacher for immediate and frequent access."
"There is no concern more chilling to school board members and superintendents than any issue related to school safety. This book uniquely captures current best practices in school safety and security that Ken Trump helped our school district and community implement over an 18-month period. The comprehensive consideration of school safety from the perspective of the leading national expert make this book an indispensable reference for school leaders at all levels."
"Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning is a priceless resource, especially for administrators expected to create and maintain safe learning environments. No other single volume provides a more comprehensive, relevant, and accurate guide for planning and practice."
"Ken Trump has established himself as a leading advocate for school safety and security. This book raises the bar to a new level. This comprehensive, thoughtful and practical work will be used for years to come by those of us who are responsible for crisis planning and management within our school districts."
"Finally, a comprehensive and common sense approach to school safety with practical nuts and bolts answers. Ken's book is a must read for every school safety leader in this country regardless of their level of experience or expertise. It is the kind of book one will use as a reference book time and time again."
"Every educator responsible for the safety and well being of students need to learn from this practical and comprehensive resource from Ken Trump. Ken’s experience provides the reader with the critical steps to take in preventing, managing, and dealing with the aftermath of a crisis. Much of his advice deals with building relationships with school, community, and government officials - a key element in crisis communications that is often overlooked until it is too late. Superintendents need to put this book on their principals’ reading list and discuss changes for their school districts."
“Ken Trump is a tremendously valuable resource in terms of security planning and best practices in keeping our students and faculty safe. His expertise and exceptionally thoughtful grasp of the way schools work make him an outstanding consultant for both private and public schools, and I recommend his book most enthusiastically.”
"The book addresses the history of school safety, the complex and controversial realities of today, and considerations for the future. It is simply the best investment you can make to help keep your kids safe and healthy so that they can learn more and live better."
"The emphasis on collecting data and working with community leaders and parents fills this book with practical assessments of common problems and solutions."
In Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning, Ken Trump has done a masterful job of providing an extensive and practical description of what schools need to do to help their students, staff, and campuses be safe, secure, and prepared for a wide variety of emergencies. An international expert in this area, Trump addresses such critical topics as school safety planning and leadership, school security strategies and procedures, and emergency readiness and planning. But he does this by providing the step-by-step check-lists that schools need to identify the “early warning signals” that can prevent many threats from becoming crises, and the “intervention and response” protocols that resolve and debrief these crises if they do occur. This is an essential guide for any district or school that wants to comprehensively evaluate its prevention and response system in the multifaceted areas related to school safety. The knowledge and experience reflected in this book will be relevant and should be heeded for many years to come.
Cuprins
Foreword by Dr. Scott Poland
Preface
About the Author
I. Understanding and Managing School Safety
1. The Evolving Threats to School Security
The School Security Threat Continuum
Internal and External Threats to School Safety
Assessing Threats and Prioritizing Risk Reduction
Roller Coaster Awareness, Policy, and Funding: The Biggest Ongoing Threat to School Safety
2. The "Politricks" of School Security
Denial, Image, and Underreporting
Awkward Circumstances Encourage Downplaying of School Safety
Reality, Not Rhetoric
3. Comprehensive School Safety Planning and Leadership
School Safety as a Leadership Issue
Getting on the Same Page
Overcoming Denial
Financial Obstacles
School Safety as a Public Relations Tool
Community Ownership
Tools for Balance
Risk Reduction Framework
II. Proactive School Security: Focusing on Fundamentals
4. School Security Assessments
Assessment Definition and Use
Assessment Expectations, Best Practices, and Levels
Who Should Assess
Avoiding a Template Approach to School Security Assessments
Focus Assessments on More Than Hardware and Manpower
Evaluation Methods and Identifying Policy-Practice Disconnects
Areas That May Be Evaluated in a School Security Assessment
Benefits of Assessing
5. School Security Strategies and Issues
Administration Building, Board Meeting, and Support Site Security
Adult-Originated Violence
After-Hours School Security: Activities and Community Use of Schools
Arming Teachers and School Staff
Athletic and Large Event Security
Bomb Threats and Suspicious Devices
Cell Phones, Camera Phones, and Text Messaging
Computer Security Measures
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Drug-Sniffing Dogs
Election Day Security
Elementary School Security and Aggression by Younger Students
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and School Safety
Gangs
Hotlines and Other Anonymous Reporting
Lockers and Bookbags
Personal Safety
Personnel and Internal Security
Physical Security
Private, Independent, and Charter Schools
Probation Officers in Schools
School Resource Officers, School Police Departments, and School Security Departments
School Security Equipment: Metal Detectors, Cameras, and Other Technology
Sex Offenses
Student Involvement in School Safety Planning
Student Searches
Special Education and School Safety
Suicide
Tasers and School-Based Police Officers
Theft
Training Staff on School Security and Emergency Preparedness
Transportation Security
Trespassing
Truancy
Uniforms and Dress Codes
Vandalism
Zero Tolerance and School Discipline
6. Managing Bullying: Focusing on Supervision, Conduct Codes, School Climate, and Mental Health Strategies
Defining Bullying
Bullying: One Threat on a Broad Threat Continuum
The Mythical Attribution of Bullying as the Cause of School Shootings
Bullycide, the Media, and the Contagion Effect
Practical Anti-Bullying Strategies: Supervision, Security, Discipline, and Criminal Law
School Climate Strategies
Mental Health Support for Students
Cyberbullying and Sexting
Anti-Bullying Communication Strategies
Political Hijacking of Bullying for Broader Social and Political Interests
The Case Against Anti-Bullying Laws
7. Preparing Schools for Terrorism
The Terrorist Threat to Schools: Soft Targets
Domestic vs. International Terrorism
Overcoming the Denial, Fear, Politics, and Naysayers
Heightened Security Procedures for Schools
Biological and Chemical Threats
General Considerations in Times of Terrorism and War
8. Managing School Safety on Tight Budgets
Practical School Safety Considerations on Limited Budgets
Budgeting for School Safety, Security, and Emergency Preparedness
Low-Cost and No-Cost School Safety Strategies
9. Parents and School Safety
Practical Things Parents Can Do to Assess School Security and Emergency Preparedness
How Parents Can Reduce Child Safety Risks at Home
Steps Parents Can Take to Address School Safety Concerns
III. Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools
10. Early Warning Signs of Violence
Concerns and Caveats
Checklists and Gurus
We Are Federal Agents and We Are Here to Help You
Early Warning, Timely Response
Frontline Observations
Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Issues
Another Call for Common Sense
11. Assessing and Managing Threats
Threat Assessment Protocol
Limitations
12. Lessons Learned From School Crisis Incidents
Be Prepared, Not Scared
Priority One: Emergency Preparedness
Prevention: An Equal Priority
Deal With Small Problems
School Climate
Overcoming Student Denial
A Switch From Snitch
Listen to Kids and Parents
Rely on Local Data
Why Suburban White Kids Kill
Train Emergency Service Personnel
Thinking Security When There Is Not a Crisis
Buyer Beware: Overnight Experts, Gurus, and Gadgets
13. Emergency Preparedness Planning and Preparation
Four Phases of Emergency Management
Normalization Nonsense
The Process
Emergency Guideline Documents
The Preparation
Pulling It All Together
14. Emergency Response and Crisis Management
Emergency Response: The First Half Hour
Roles and Responsibilities
Specific Considerations for Before, During, and After the Emergency Service Personnel Response
15. The Postcrisis Crisis: Managing Media and Parent Communications
Managing Cell Phones, Text Messaging, and Social Media
Developing Your Message: Parent Expectations After a Safety Incident
An Inside Look at The Business Side of Today's Media
Traditional School District Parent and Media Management: It Doesn't Work Today
Getting Out Front on School Safety Communications
Media Crisis Communications Guidelines
Crisis Credibility and Reputation Management
Lessons for the Media on Covering Ongoing Crises
16. Preparing for the Postcrisis Crisis: Managing Mental Health, Security, Financial, Operational Continuity, Liability, and School-Community Political Issues
Mental Health Support for Grief and Healing
Security and Emergency Preparedness Postcrisis Demands
Financial and Continuity Of Operations Plans for Crisis Response and Recovery
Litigation Preparedness
School-Community Postcrisis Politics
IV. Future Directions
17. State, Federal, and Academic Support for School Safety
State-Level Strategies
The Federal Role
Colleges of Education
Where to Now?
References
Recommended Readings
Index
Notă biografică
Ken served as a school safety officer, investigator, and youth gang unit supervisor for the Cleveland City Schools¿ safety division. He also served as a suburban Cleveland school security director and assistant gang task force director on a federal-funded anti-gang initiative.