College and university campuses have hundreds— even thousands—of outdoor acres to secure, from parking lots to exercise trails. however, many of the standard security solutions— locks, access control and intrusion alarms—used to protect the indoor environment have little impact outdoors.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- Jan 01, 2017
At first blush, the concept of bringing military operational and intelligence know-how to campus security may seem strange.
- By Benjamin Bryant
- Jan 01, 2017
Police rushed to Hug High School after reports of a knife-wielding student and a shot fired.
Police responded to a domestic call in Americus, Georgia before being shot upon by the 32-year-old suspect.
High school students around the country are walking out of class in protest of President-elect Donald Trump.
While the number of cameras per property varies anywhere from 15 at a smaller elementary up to 80 or more at a larger high school, the Weber School District initially used design tools from Axis to determine an efficient solution now implemented across the board with a simple mix of network cameras.
- By Steve Darragh
- Nov 01, 2016
Wakefield Grammar School Foundation has chosen a complete Tyco Security Products surveillance package that includes Illustra IP cameras and exacqVision network video recorders with exacqVision VMS software and Kantech EntraPass access control system pre-installed.
- By Steve Carney
- Nov 01, 2016
To ensure the safety of students and faculty members in these new facilities, Campbell decided to significantly upgrade its video surveillance system beginning with its Fine Arts building.
- By Steve Birkmeier
- Nov 01, 2016
The increase in incidents and safety concerns prompted the district to perform a security audit that involved the Topeka Police Department school resource officers, the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force and the Department of Homeland Security.
- By Courtney Pedersen
- Nov 01, 2016
Adelphi University has built a solid reputation and position of strength when it comes to safety due to its proactive philosophy and building the right team of people around them that consists of security professionals and electronic security contractors that are true experts in the field.
- By Monique Merhige
- Nov 01, 2016
Every month, almost every day, I hope that there has not been another school shooting where youngsters are hurt, or killed, on an educational campus. Too often that hope goes unfulfilled.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2016
Video analytics enable schools to proactively recognize behaviors to create an efficient and safe environment with minimal disruption.
- By Jumbi Edulbehram
- Nov 01, 2016
Securing these outdoor spaces takes a different mindset. Indoors, a lot of effort is spent protecting assets. Outdoors, it’s mostly about protecting people. It’s about the student walking late at night between the library and dorm or the last student heading to their car in a remote parking lot.
- By Bruce Czerwinski
- Nov 01, 2016
In the beginning, however, Yelinek was hardly an easy sell. In fact, in his own words he was “dead set against” changing lock brands. That’s because simplicity is a priority for Yelinek, who for the past 20 years has been the only locksmith for all of the college’s campuses.
- By Ralph C. Jensen
- Nov 01, 2016
Helping customers understand the importance of effective bandwidth management is the key to designing a system that truly supports their needs and priorities.
- By Minu Youngkin
- Nov 01, 2016
Alyssa Mancuso attempted to get into 13 buildings total.
The University of California at Los Angeles has released an analysis of security that listed recommendations following the on-campus shooting in June.
“Hell broke out,” when students and police clashed on a South African campus while students protested for free education.
Campus carry was implemented at universities around Texas on Aug. 1, less than two months later a student accidentally discharged a weapon.
One female student shot another and then killed herself, in the confusion afterwards a marshal shot a Homeland Security agent.