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Green, Mary W.The Appropriate and Effective Use of Security
Technologiesin U.S. Schools. A Guide for Schools and Law
EnforcementAgencies.Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque,
NM.Department of Justice, Washington, DC. National Inst.
ofJustice.NCJ-1782651999-09-00282p.
DOJ- 97 -IJ -R -072
U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
810Seventh St., N.W., Washington, DC 20531. Tel: 800-851-3420(Toll
Free); Web site: . Forfull text: (available as ASCII text file,
Adobe Acrobat file, and HTMLfile) .
Guides Non-Classroom (055) Reports Descriptive (141)MFO1 /PC12
Plus Postage.Crime Prevention; Elementary Secondary
Education;*Guidelines; Public Schools; *School SecurityAccess to
Facilities; Metal Detectors; Scanning; *TechnologyImplementation;
Video Cameras
This guide provides basic guidelines to help schools,
incollaboration with law enforcement agencies, analyze their
vulnerability uoviolence, theft, and vandalism, and suggest
possible technologies toeffectively address these problems. It
describes existing commerciallyavailable technologies and urges
thoughtful consideration of not only thepotential safety benefits
that may accrue from their use but also the coststhat schools may
incur for capital investments, site modifications,additional
staffing, training, and equipment maintenance and repair.
Topicareas include security concepts and operational issues, video
surveillance,weapons detection devices (walk-through and handheld
metal detectors andx-ray baggage scanners), entry controls, and
duress alarms. Resourceinformation including books, publications,
web sites, and conferencesconclude the guide. (GR)
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