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Campus police to carry guns at University of Rhode Island -- when substantive changes such as this are made on a campus it is essential to review and update all crisis and emergency operational plans. -- LDA ASSOCIATED PRESS APRIL 15, 2014 SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. — University of Rhode Island campus police will soon carry guns under a policy announced Monday, ending the school’s status as the only public university in the country where campus police do not carry firearms
Simply stated, social media is here to stay much to the chagrin sometimes of emergency management personnel used to the command and control systems under the National Incident Command System. Therefore, it is incumbent on all crisis and emergency management personnel (CM/EM) to learn how to best use social media to benefit communications before, during and after a crisis. Despite all its challenges, and there are several, CM/EM personnel can depend on social media to: Provide direct communication quickly between informants and those who need information, which enables responders to react faster, minimizing the length of the emergency
Contains research documents related to the following: Future of Campus Public Safety, Officer Involved Shootings, Use of Force and Less Lethal Weapons
According to the 2013 Continuity Insights Emergency Notification System Survey, 82% of respondents reported that their organization currently uses an emergency notification system. The survey revealed that the most important characteristics of a notification system are functionality, network reliability, outbound communication, multiple communication paths, ease of use, and customer service. In addition, the survey indicated that an overwhelming number of respondents (97%) use notification systems solely for crisis communications. While a mass notification system is critical to any organization’s crisis management plan, it is highly beneficial to use this type of system for more than just crisis communications
Using checklists during a bomb threat is prudent and a best practice
We concur that it is important to reassess emergency communications to students on at least an annual basis, as has been done at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Community engagement and public involvement is a combination of art and science. In the business of opening dialogue and conversation with our communities and our neighbors, the recent article in the New York Times summarizes the approach former President Bill Clinton takes in communicating with his audience and explains it well: “Charismatic and soulful, and with an emotional force that could transfix voters, Mr. Clinton was among the most gifted of modern presidents at reading an audience and making points in a plain-spoken yet artful way. He thought of his speeches as “little talks,” he told friends, in which he could tell stories and share ideas in a conversational manner that people could relate to while never feeling condescended to
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Resources, including articles and PowerPoint presentations, from those who have made the successful pitch to their administration for arming authority for their agency, This library includes other documents containing articles specifically dealing with arming or lack thereof. Also includes...
I have uploaded to the subject library referenced the Baltimore Police Department policy on videotaping for your use in development of your crisis prevention plans