College Research Topics

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) recognizes active shooters as a threat to healthcare facilities and encourages them to incorporate planning and preparedness into their emergency operation plans. A guide was developed, and backed by the DHS, FBI, US Department of Justice, and Federal Emergency Management Agency, focused on prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery, as well as stressing the importance of plans

Date rapes, hate crimes and theft have become an apparent concern on college campuses. The most disturbing crime on a college campus is a school shooting. Being a victim of any crime is the last thing any student or parent thinks of when choosing a college or university. The possibilities of danger on a college campus have been increasing over the years due to the reported crimes ranging from theft to murder. Because of the recent years of college campus reported shootings, both student and parent have become alarmingly concerned about

We all hear about mass shooting where a number of people are killed and we pray that we are never caught in a situation like the one at Virginia Tech or Oikos University. But the likelihood that it happens at your school, your kids school, or your friends school is at an all time high. From 2000 to 2010 nearly 70 people were killed in college campus shootings in the United States. This number more than doubles the number of killing from the 25 years prior to 2000. Not only are their more shooting but there are a proliferating number of sexual assaults happening on college campuses, in 2009 alone the number of sexual assault on college campuses was nearly 2,600 (Arrigo 120). This combined with mass media coverage has generated passionate debates on how to best stop mass shootings and other violent crimes on college campuses. Many pro-gun activists have started to push for and endorse bills allowing students and faculty to conceal carry handguns on campuses. Campus-carry is a relatively new phenomenon and there is little to no evidence to corroborate the idea that it increases campus security. Those who have not gone through rigorous instructional courses, like police officers, will be unable to stop a mass shooting, sexual assaults, or other violent crimes on college campuses. Instead, allowing students to carry will increase crime rates on campuses and will result in more fatalities due to guns(Ultius). This is why students should not be

In Troutdale, Oregon June 10, 2014 a 15-year-old High School freshman brought an assault rifle to school and shot 14-year-old freshman Emilio Hoffman. Two school resource officers, Nick Thompson and Kyle Harris, were armed security guards at the high school during the shooting. The school Resource Officers were able to respond as armed security before the shooter was able to fire additional rounds into classmates. This timely response should be required for all educational establishments that are prime targets for mentally disturbed gun owners (Barkoukis, Leah). According to a survey asking 100 LBCC student if they agree with campus security to be armed, 72% responded in favor of armed staff (Survey). Only 12% of students disagreed with

During the crisis at Memorial, doctors and nurses had to find ways of quickly and efficiently moving ill patients when “the hurricane knocked out power and running water and sent the temperatures inside above 100 degrees” (Fink 1). If these nurses, doctors and staff were given an evacuation plan before the storm, they could have practiced it and would not have had to spontaneously make up a plan that no one was familiar with. During college students are always roaming campus and are vulnerable to terrible events happening, this real world situation at Memorial has definitely shown me that anything can happen and there should be plans arranged for each situation whether it is a snowstorm or a gunman on campus. Two main topics that popped up when I read Deadly Choices at Memorial were to always have a plan and work well in teams; if there ever were a shooter on campus, students should be aware and know of the safety plan and work together to make sure everyone was

As students embark on the journey that is college many new obstacles are bound to come their way, but yet, safety and security should never be the reason for fear in a student. It is becoming more clear that college campus shootings can happen and Gary Pavela and James Alan Fox have outlined the reasons why previous shootings have caused problems within college administration in modern times. Due to research on capmus shootings college administration has increased their safety measures in the wrong ways. College campuses have hindered the well-being of students then and now because administrative teams are attempting to make safety their first priority, , but in turn actually enlisting fear into student’s minds.

The targeted audience can be anyone that lives or attend classes on a large campus, or even those who are shopping in a mall. The issue of an active shooter is a potential event that can take place at any time and any place. The plan to deal with this situation is to evacuate if possible. If you are unable to evacuate, the enter a safe room that can be locked and hide behind the furniture's if possible. If you have evacuated, call 911 to alert them of the situation at hand. This will help them to bring in trained law enforcements to take care of the situation. One of the key points that I obtained from this video is to not run to the police as they arrive at the

Active shooters have become a major issue today. A shooter will open fire in a public and crowded place like a school, concert, or church. There have been over 200 hundred active shootings since 2017. Being prepared for the unexpected is the best thing an individual can do. Knowing what to do during an active shooter situation is extremely important. A New York Times article said,” It can be chilling to consider, but the more prepared you are, the better your chances of survival” (Hauser). An individual should always look around for exits and know the area or building they are in. While encountering an active shooter if an individual cannot find an exit or make it to one, then they should hide until help arrives. The last thing an individual

A previously decided upon plan of action is key for responding to an active shooter. This includes instituting a plan for the university as a whole, each department, the specific classes, and the individual professors. I feel that this plan needs to start with every member of the university watching the responding to an active shooter video so that everyone is coming to the situation with the same level of knowledge, tools, and strategies. As a side note, this is something I would like to lobby for within the University of South Carolina, as it will only help and takes just two hours. I think that getting together with one's department to talk with professors about response tactics based on distance

The purpose of this study is to reveal the imminent threat of mass shootings in the American classroom, as well as what the schools are doing to prepare for such a disaster.

The tragic events at Virginia Tech in April of 2007 and Northern Illinois University in February of 2008 have policymakers, campus officials and citizens looking for solutions to prevent future attacks (Dickerson). Violent shootings that have occurred on a few college campuses in recent years have provoked a debate over

The deaths of 32 Virginia Tech students, gunned down in 2007 on their own campus, incited the crucial need for the reevaluation of the threats against public universities. In response to this horrific event, the United States Department of Education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analyzed the factors associated with violence in institutions of higher education (par 1). In their findings, it was revealed that the open campus policy of most public colleges has a 50% increase in being targeted than other higher institutions (par 4). Why are public colleges becoming an acclimating target for violence on campus? According to Behavioral Science and law professors J. Reid Meloy and Mary Ellen O’Toole, the open campus policy makes schools

This study used a research that was conducted years prior to analyze any changes. College administrators and security officers who participated in a cross-sectional study were brought back to survey. Most of the campus who were asked about gun procedure and safety said they had a safe and effective procedure at hand but only a few knew what the procedure was. The study showed that many colleges in the country do not understand the importance of these emergency drills nor engage in practice of them on a consistent

In 2007, Gubernatorial Task Force for University Campus Safety (2012) suggested that each college have a team that could handle any crisis that would arise. This crisis team would be the go between of law enforcement, the university, campus security, housing, counsels, health centers, all these organizations reporting any “at-risk” behavior (Justice 2012).

Active Shooters have sadly become a large issue within our society, both nationally and worldwide. Since there is no true way to extinguish the act of active shooting on school campuses, one must be proactive by staying informed on safety methods for such situations. This is the motive behind the various Active Shooter Programs conducted at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. These programs aim not to embed fear into students, but to instead spread awareness. As the speaker said during the presentation, those with a game plan are always more effective.