2012 URMIA - Threats from Campus Violence and Student Special Events: Awareness, Prevention, and Response
1. Threats from Campus Violence and Student Special
Events : Awareness, Prevention, and Response
Leta Finch, MPA, DRM
Aon Risk Solutions
Nakeschi Watkins
Yeshiva University
Gary J. Margolis, Ed.D.
Margolis, Healy & Associates, LLC
UNIVERSITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
2012 Western Regional Conference Boise, ID
3. Threats from Campus Violence and Student Special
Events : Awareness, Prevention, and Response
Leta Finch, MPA, DRM
Aon Risk Solutions
UNIVERSITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
2012 Western Regional Conference Boise, ID
4. The U.S. Gun Culture
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5. Threats from Campus Violence:
Awareness, Prevention, and Response
State Laws and Campus Gun Policies
• Carry
• Conceal Carry
• Ban
No resolution in sight
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6. Response is Important
Prevention is Better
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7. Preventing Campus Violence
This law is settled
• OSHA
The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH
Act) was passed to prevent workers from being killed
or seriously harmed at work. The law requires
employers to provide their employees with working
conditions that are free of known dangers.
• 29 states have explicit workplace violence laws
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8. To Help Prevent Campus Violence
The following list in not to be construed as complete or is it meant to imply that by following any or
all of the suggested steps, a campus can prevent an act of violence.
1. Implement pre-employment screening and background checks.
2. Adopt a “Zero Tolerance” policy toward threats of violence applicable to
everyone on campus. This means that no threat of violence or violent
behavior will be ignored. The policy needs clear response and
communications procedures.
3. Provide assistance programs for employees who need help in managing stress
and transition assistance to employees leaving the university’s employment.
4. Survey staff, faculty, and students and ask them where they believe the
campus and individuals are the most vulnerable.
5. Train staff, faculty, and students about warning signs and violence prevention.
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9. To Help Prevent Campus Violence
6. Train staff and faculty on how to minimize emotions when threatening
situations arise in the workplace and classroom.
7. Establish a formal reporting system for complaints of threats and threatening
situations. Take immediate action to resolve any reported situations.
8. Create an Incident Response Team and notification system to respond to
threatening or escalating situations before they turn into a crisis.
9. Never meet with a threatening staff, faculty member or student alone.
10. Always maintain the usability of means of egress
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10. Resources
• U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA
Materials addressing workplace violence
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/workplaceviolence/index.html
• Department of Labor: OSHA
Violence in The Workplace: State Plan Standards & Resources
http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/work_violence.html
• The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)
Extensive list of warning signs
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/psychosocial/violence_warning_signs.html
• Wayne State University
“What Is Disruptive, Threatening, Or Violent Behavior”
www.clas.wayne.edu/multimedia/usercontent/File/Deans%20Office/disruptive_behavior.pdf
• San Diego State University
“Violence-Free Workplace Policy”
http://bfa.sdsu.edu/ps/pdf/Policies/ViolenceFreePolicy.pdf
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11. Threats from Campus Violence and Student Special
Events : Awareness, Prevention, and Response
Nakeschi Watkins
Yeshiva University
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2012 Western Regional Conference Boise, ID
12. Yeshiva University
• Wilf Campus
• Beren Campus
• Brookdale Center
• Resnick Campus
• Girls and Boys High School
• Israel Campus
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13. Yeshiva Student Special Event
• Event 1
Radio Taping
• Event 2
Chanukah Concert
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14. Event Planning
Orientation for Student Life
• Event Planning Checklist
• Review of all events weekly
Campus Events
Security
Facilities
Risk Management
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15. Threats from Campus Violence and Student Special
Events : Awareness, Prevention, and Response
Gary J. Margolis, Ed.D.
Margolis, Healy & Associates, LLC
UNIVERSITY RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
2012 Western Regional Conference Boise, ID