Developing Crisis Management Protocols in the Context of School Safety

Kingshott, Brian F.; McKenzie, Douglas G.

doi:10.1080/19361610.2013.765339

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“…The study identified administrative strategies for crime management as the use of closed circuit camera, electronic checking in of persons into the institutions, elimination of dark spots or hide out for criminals, character education, regular monitoring of activities, use of metallic crime detectors, collaboration with stakeholders, mounting of crime indicators at strategic points, community policing, organizing orientation on crime to newly admitted students, use of prayer and anti-crime cadets, demotion and sacking of staff fund guilty of criminal case. The finding is in concordance with Kingshott, and Mckenzie, (2013). They identified community support and assistance from law enforcement agents as strategies for ensuring safety and security in schools.…”

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confidence: 79%

Prevalent Crime in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions and Administrative

Asiyai¹,

Oghuvbu²

2020

IJHE

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This study examined crime in tertiary institutions in southern Nigeria. The purpose of the study was to identify the common crime prevalent in the institution, the administrative strategies for managing crime and find out the extent to which institution managers or Administrators are employing the identified strategies to ensure a crime free environment. Three research questions were asked and answered. The sample of the study was drawn from a population of tertiary institutions in Southern Nigeria A sample of 932 respondents were selected through stratified random sampling technique from nine tertiary institutions in South-West Nigeria. The questionnaire was the instrument for collection of data from the respondents. It is divided into three sub-scales. Cronbach Alpha for the three sub scales yielded 0.84, 0.80 and 0.76. The finding revealed the common crime prevalent in tertiary institution in South-West Nigeria as examination malpractices, assault, plagiarism, sexual harassment, and certificate forgery. The findings further showed that crime management strategies like mounting closed circuit camera in strategic locations, regular monitoring of activities, use of anti-cult group are some of the identified crime management strategies. The extent of employment of the identified strategies in crime management is low. RecommendationsBased on the findings and conclusion drawn, the study recommends as follows:1. Tertiary institution administrators should help in ensuring the maintenance of good practices in their institutions by establishing good ethical policies and institution culture that focus on ethical standards and academic integrity in all their activities.2. Administrators of tertiary institutions in Nigeria should emphasize the teaching of core moral values such as hard work, self respect, self control, integrity, contentment, godliness and service in order to reduce the incidence of crime.

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Prevalent Crime in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions and Administrative

Asiyai¹,

Oghuvbu²

2020

IJHE

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“…For example, in a recent assimilation of school safety data, Dunlap (2013) focuses particularly on school violence as the central aspect of school safety. Literature often takes school violence as the contextual basis for school safety research and aims to develop response mechanisms to crises (e.g., Kingshott & McKenzie, 2013). The school violence literature primarily focuses on schools in the United States, where the effects of recent school shootings have prompted national discussion regarding the safety of schools and wider social issues, including gun laws (e.g., Jones, Waite, & Clements, 2012).…”

Section: School Safetymentioning

confidence: 99%

Managing School Safety in Thailand

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Child injuries are replacing infectious disease as the leading cause of mortality in developing countries. As school is one of the environments where children spend significant time during their formative years, school safety should be effectively managed, promoted, and prioritized. In Thailand however, school safety is considered to be of low priority compared with other educational issues, lacking effective policy, and with schools struggling to justify safety costs. This article proposes a novel application of lean thinking to control the cost, bureaucracy, and waste associated with managing and administering a safe school. Through a case study in northern Thailand, one primary school's current safety scenario is reviewed with regard to people, finance, and operations, before applying a lean framework to improve the handling of safety suggestions. Results show significant capacity to improve the management of school safety, along with management implications and potential to expand the framework beyond Thailand.

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“…14 In the face of emergencies, the teachers' role has been defined as that of first responder. 15 Trained teachers can handle emergencies effectively. 16 In any situation, irrespective of impact and type of crisis, school teachers and relevant stakeholders act as first responders to access and notify the administration to activate emergency plans.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They have to do this task for an extended duration of time as specialists when law enforcement agencies and health professionals, for example, are not readily available. 15 Natural disasters like earthquakes and floods, 17 have a long history of property as well as human damage. Natural disasters damage schools as well as students.…”

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Policy Implementation: Teachers’ Role as First Responders in Emergencies and Disasters

Hyder

Manzoor

Iqbal³

2020

Kesmas: National Public Health Journal

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During the past decade, the schoolchildren faced many disasters and emergencies originating from natural and man-made sources. The safety of schoolchildren rests with school management and teachers. This study aimed to assess teachers' awareness with regard to disaster prevention and health, safety, security, and environment (HSSE) policies at primary schools in Pakistan. In addition, it explores the suitability of teachers to perform as emergency handlers in the absence of school nurses and resource officers (SROs). The study involved a qualitative study, based on open-ended interviews from a sample of 25 school teachers. Methodology triangulation was applied to reduce bias. Results revealed that the majority of teachers do not know about national policies related to school safety and security. Most of the teachers had been assigned additional roles as safety officers at the school, though they lack relevant training. Moreover, neither safety nor security aspects are incorporated into national educational policy. This study was the first study on Pakistani teachers’roles as emergency first responders. With the highest rate of attacks on educational institutions globally, the region still lacks a coherent policy structure. The study found numerous inconsistencies in public policies. It seeks to contribute to the literature to better understand the educational safety environment at both the ground and policy levels.

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Developing Crisis Management Protocols in the Context of School Safety

Cited by 10 publications

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Prevalent Crime in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions and Administrative

Prevalent Crime in Nigerian Tertiary Institutions and Administrative

Managing School Safety in Thailand

Policy Implementation: Teachers’ Role as First Responders in Emergencies and Disasters

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