...FBI Study Finds Active Shooter Incidents Increasing By: Amanda Vicinanzo, Senior Editor 10/22/2014 ( 9:40am) In partnership with Texas State University’s Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training Center, the FBI in 2014 initiated a study of active shooter incidents to provide law enforcement and first responders with data to help them better prevent, prepare for, respond and recover from future incidents. The report, A Study of Active Shooter Incidents in the United States Between 2000 and 2013, evaluated 160 active shooter incidents, including those at Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary School, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Fort Hood, the Aurora (Colorado) Cinemark Century 16 movie theater, the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, the Washington Navy Yard and numerous other tragic shootings. Special Agent Katherine Schweit, who heads the FBI’s Active Shooter Initiative, says she hopes the study “demonstrates the need not only for enhanced preparation on the part of law enforcement and other first responders, but also for civilians to be engaged in discussions and training on decisions they’d have to make in an active shooter situation.” The FBI emphasized that the report evaluates active shootings, a term more specific than “mass shootings,” which does not encompass all mass killings or shootings in public places. The FBI defines active shooters as “individuals actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in populated areas (excluding shootings...
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...the ability to seriously evolve and become an active shooting emergency. An active shooting or an active shooter incident is the involvement of an individual actively engaging in killing a populated area of people. The Federal Bureau of Investigation works closely with active shooter incidents. According to the Washington Post, throughout the past seven years, averages of 16.4 of these disasters occur every year. Sixty-nine percent of them transpire in five minutes or less, thirty percent in two minutes or less. Sources also say sixty percent of these events were over before first responders arrived. The preparedness and responding of these occurrences can affect the severity of the outcome. Shooting disasters commonly happen in houses of worship, workplaces, transportation stations, community areas, and schools. Active shootings that happen in schools are incredibly dreadful because of the substantial population of children/ minors. On December 14, 2012, a local elementary school of Newton, Connecticut underwent an unexpected catastrophe. The Sandy Hook Active...
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...The Importance of Thinking Critically and Creatively Active shooting and violence in the workplace can happen anywhere and anytime and the employer takes critical and sometimes creative action to resolve the situation. According to the FBI report entitled “Workplace Violence-Issues in Response” employers are legally obligated to provide a safe work environment that protects the safety and security of all employees whether civilian or military. This obligation is currently reinforced by both OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Act) and the Department of Civil Rights. Many active shooters have behavioral and mental health issues that remain undiagnosed and untreated. The compelling argument is whether violence in the workplace is preventable. Four people were killed and sixteen more were injured on April 2, 2014 when an active shooter opened fire at Fort Hood. The sprawling Army post in Texas was still on edge after a mass shooting there left 13 dead on November 5, 2009. Each time, the active shooters were diagnosed after the fact as having had prior mental conditions. A more proactive approach to recognizing and diagnosing PTSD could greatly minimize the number of active shootings on military installations. Early detection of PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) could dramatically minimize the number of active shooter incidents throughout military installations. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is defined as a diagnosis that is fully accepted by the U.S. Veterans Administration...
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...Thanks for your encouraging and thoughtful suggestions, Marc. As you alluded, there's still much work to be done regarding my capstone. WORK IN PROGRESS! The Active Shooter Exercise last week at the New Bedford District Court went extremely well. I had the opportunity to partake in role playing… I was even a Judge for one of the Scenarios and a shot victim on another. Mr. Oliveira was a complete gent. He said I should say hello to you, and that we are welcome to visit anytime. Get this Marc, lunch on Mr. Oliveira. Yes, he offered to take us out for lunch. I was also able to finally have a meeting with Worcester’s PD sergeant George yesterday. The meeting was very productive and srgt George was beyond resourceful. We had an extensive conversation...
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...With active shooter incidents taking place on college campuses, it is vital for colleges to allow for a concealed weapon permit holder to carry on campus not only for their protection but for the protection of others. Schools are gun free zones, which make them vulnerable and allow an opportunity of a crime to occur. (Zuegle) Time is of the essence with split second decision to be made, if colleges would allow for law abiding citizens the right to carry they could assist with detaining an active shooter before law enforcement arrives on the scene. A quick response from police officers has been proven to be inadequate. (Zuegle) Stanford Review Columnist Devon Kristine Zuegle stated according to a U.S. Secret Service study into school shootings,...
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...Active School Shooter Introduction The intention of this paper is to look at and present some issues and strategies that members of a school community think about when trying to create safer schools. Particularly when addressing an active shooter in a school setting. A major issue to consider when trying to keep all schools safe, is the simple fact that no two schools are the same. Understanding this can lead us to the conclusion that it is impossible to have one global plan or program that can be 100% effective in all schools. “Violence prevention programs work best when they incorporate multiple strategies and address the full range of possible acts of violence in schools. For any set of policies to work, it must be established and implemented with the full participation and support of school board members, administrators, parents, students, community members, emergency response personnel, and law enforcement.” (Kramen, 2008.) If these responsibilities were not shared, the success rate for safe school policies would be very low. Parents send their children to school and think that during that time they are studying and doing other productive, educational things. The last thing parents expect is something terrible happening to their child while at school. School violence is happening more frequently than it should and something needs to be done to stop it. Not only does an act of school violence, especially a school shooting, affect the individual student it reflects poorly...
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...Some members do not even know how to properly utilize the equipment on their LE Belts. The Active Shooter Response training performed by CGC Morgenthau personnel was exceptional and greatly enhanced the capabilities of Sector Detroit’s Force Protection Team. However, that is the only training Sector Detroit’s Force Protection Team has received. Without providing basic training as well as what their jurisdiction is, what laws they can enforce, how to properly conduct a vehicle search, or what measures to enact during the different Force Protection Condition stages among many other topics, Sector Detroit’s Force Protection Team will be...
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...This shooting was the most significant shooting in a school in the history of the United States of America. During this incident, two high school seniors planned and carried out a massacre. These two students were Eric Harris (eighteen years old) and Dylan Klebold (seventeen years old). After all was said and done, thirteen people plus Harris and Klebold were dead and twenty-three people were injured. These events showed this nation that schools are no longer safe and that incidents that occur in schools should be dealt with swiftly and harshly. Schools now focus on security, bullying, and response to these type incidents. Topic I – Security A. Zero Tolerance in Schools B. Preventive Measures Topic II- Bullying A. Profiling B. Communication C. Anti-Bullying Laws Topic III- Incident Response A. School System Response B. Emergency Responder Response C. Post Response I. Security A. Zero Tolerance in Schools Schools in this country have adopted a zero tolerance policy. This means that the school deals with any infraction basically the same way. It does not matter who the students is or what the infraction was. The biggest two problems that the zero tolerance policy deals with today is drugs and weapons. Either of these two infractions will result in the student being expelled and possibly facing criminal charges. I have seen this even when the weapon in question is fingernail clippers or the drug was the students own...
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...In the town of Beslan located in North Ossetia, Russia on September 1, 2004 School number one experienced one of their most devastating terror attacks imaginable. The day was planned to begin with festivities to mark a new year also known as the Day of Knowledge. The celebrations came to an immediate halt as a terrorist group, later discovered to contain Ingush and Chechen militants stormed the school. The 3 day siege left a devastating impact on the Russians as well as the entire world who then questioned their own vulnerability. America who had been increasing security measures since 2001 now needed to re-evaluate the school security system. Following the separation of the Soviet Union a Muslim group located in the Caucus Mountains started an independence movement. Resisting Russian rule, this group has been responsible for many terror attacks including, bombings, suicide bombings, sieges and the killing of innocent people. (Mcevers 2006) The group is well known for violent tactics and having absolutely no regard for human life including their own. The extreme measures taken over the years have shown to be true especially at School number one in Beslan. At approximately 9:00 AM almost 1,200 individuals at the celebration were forced into the school by masked armed militants. Immediately upon entering they began killing a group of boys while wiring the gymnasium area with explosives. Children were used as human shields to cover exposed windows and more boys who may have...
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...improve school security and safety and to ensure a safe learning environment for students and school employees. This report and its recommendations will guide all New Jersey Public Schools with improving security, physical and cyber. The Task Force was charged with the identifying physical and cyber vulnerabilities and potential breaches of security in New Jersey’s public schools. Afterwards their research they were to make recommendations to improve school safety and security. The Task Force’s charge was to study a number of issues including, but not limited to, the following: 1. Placing screening systems at school entrances; 2. Stationing police officers in each school building; 3. Improving response times to emergency situations, including lockdowns, active shooter incidents, and bomb threats; 4. Requiring advanced student and visitor identification cards; 5. Using biometric, retina, and other advanced recognition systems for authorized entrance into school buildings; 6. Installing panic alarms in school buildings to alert local law enforcement authorities to emergency situations; 7. Securing computer networks to prevent cyber-attacks; 8. Scheduling periodic patrols of school buildings and grounds by local law enforcement officers; and 9. Hardening the school perimeter and building entryways. In addition, the Task Force was also reviewing and making recommendations...
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...Physical Facilities Evaluation Paper Keco L.Motton SEC370 September 17, 2012 Instructor: Jeffery Newton Physical Facilities Evaluation Society has witnessed a growing epidemic affecting the sanctity of colleges and universities nationwide. Campus violence has placed stress and strains on the physical security efforts established by the educational institutions. The John Doe University security division has been charged with providing and sustaining a safe environment for staff and students attending the university. Additionally, the security divisions have the daunting task of securing sensitive information supported by cyber and physical platforms. To help better the lives of the student and faculty population of our university the management of the university has researched budget improvements that would help in reaching this goal. It has been determined in an attempt to improve the lives of the campus population a strong security budget is essential in improving the quality of life on campus. It is essential for colleges and universities to have physical security and emergency plans established. Revamping the current budget will work toward revitalizing associated security pitfalls faced by the university. John Doe University is housed on 10 acres of land. The university is engulfed by a heavily wooded perimeter accented with 10-foot high fences. Four main access points allow citizens to access the campus grounds. The layout of...
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...Indian’s response includes matching grant funding, requirements for school resource officers, school safety commision, and indemnity to public schools for action of school resources. This roughly means that there is an increase in funding for school safety, minimum training hours and regular competency tests for SRO’s, A designated individual who will work with the schools to create safety plans that fit each school, and the state of Indiana will indemnify and loss caused by an SRO if it was a result of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in connection with the use of the officer’s weapon (543). Connecticut’s response is more focused on the requirements of the school's safety plan. It includes minimum standards for security infrastructure, funding for competitive infrastructure grants, requirements for school safety plans, and school safety and security committees. This means that an eight-member council must develop new school security infrastructure competitive grant program in which complies with the new standards (seen on p.544), the state will...
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...An Accountant's Measurement Primer! A primary function of accountants is to develop, implement, and monitor measures of economic resources, business processes and utilization of resources by such processes. Wide varieties of stakeholders use these measures in making a range of economic decisions about business organizations. Pension fund managers, as do stockholders and financial analysts, use accounting information reported by companies to assess the economic performance of those companies and form expectations of future performance. Production managers use accounting information to estimate the cost of products they produce and thus, the relatively profitability of producing more of some products and less of others. Executives use accounting information to budget economic resources among operating units. Stakeholder decisions generally have in common the objective of allocating scarce economic resources to their most productive uses, whether it is managers allocating organizational resources among subunits (or alliances of organizations) or capital owners allocating their capital among organizations (or portfolios of organizations). Consequently, it is vital for accountants to understand measurement concepts (theories) in order to achieve accounting's measurement objectives. We start with a working definition of measurement. Measurement is the assignment of numerals and other symbols to represent the magnitude of an attribute of a phenomenon. 2 A phenomenon is an object...
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...In these drills or exercises I am an active participant. During several pre-exercise meeting discussions, a number of the Airport Security Coordinators (ASCs) have called upon my expertise in the creation, development and consultation of these exercises, prior to implementation. At times, I’m called upon as an evaluator to provide feedback. I am careful to provide feedback in a constructive and positive manner, so as to not cause discord. I also provide feedback to attain best practices and what was done well. I have participated in full scale and table-top exercises at the Alexandria International Airport (AEX); the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR); the Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) and the Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH). Initially the exercises are planned as a non-security, disaster related scenario, such as an aircraft crash. My involvement has allowed me to introduce security related scenarios into the exercises, such as IED devices, active shooter, or security breaches. This enables the exercises, whether full-scale or table-top, to align with the NIMS / ICS All Hazards approach relative to emergency...
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...Name Professor Course Name Date Research Paper Outline Video Games Promote Violent Behaviour in Boys 1) Introduction a. Thesis: Video games promote violent behavior in boys b. Prevalence of violence attributed to video games c. Proportion of boys who are chronic video gamers 2) What is known about violence and video games d. Relationship between video games and aggression e. How video games affect the brain f. How video games have contributed to school shootings g. Other moral concerns concerning video games that promote violence 3) What is not known about video games and violence 4) How to address the problem h. Minor's access to the video games/content i. Other approaches to address the problem 5) Conclusion Video Games Promote Aggressive Behavior in Boys Video games have become an acceptable alternative of leisure, especially with the boys. The video gaming industry has been defined by robust growth over the last decade to a point it has now become an acceptable norm in the society. It is purported to be one of the major gross earner industry racking about 87 billion in 2012 (Robinson 414). Major players within the industry release numerous graphic video games into the market to garner a large customer niche. With advances in technology so does the content in most games become more realistic. This trend worries most social players ranging from parents, teachers, legislators...
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