Registration Now Open for Campus Threat Assessment Seminars

Registration is now open for the national Campus Threat Assessment Seminars offered by Margolis, Healy and Associates funded by a grant from the US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).  The curriculum, developed by nationally recognized experts in the field of threat assessment, campus safety, and student affairs, addresses the behavioral, psychological, legal, and public safety elements of assessing and managing potentially dangerous behavior on campus.  To find out more information and to register for a seminar closest to you, go to www.campusthreatassessment.org

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U.S. Dept. of Education Clarifies Rules for Classifying Burglary

The U.S. Department of Education has clarified the rules for classifying larceny and burglary incidents for the purposes of Clery Act crime statistics disclosure. As a part of this year’s Campus Safety and Security Survey, ED has issued new guidance that reverses the 2005 Handbook’s statement that if it is unknown who took an item and all avenues of investigation have been exhausted, then missing property should be classified as a burglary.

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Threat assessment training held at UTPA to increase campus safety

Violence prevention is not rocket science; it’s quite feasible and the average person can do it with the right training, Dr. Marisa Randazzo, president of Threat Assessment Resources International, told an audience at The University of Texas-Pan American.

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