Articles

Summary of the State of Homeland Security
This is a summary report requested by the Homeland Security and Defense Education consortium (HSDEC) to review academic programs that comprise the homeland security environment.

Emergency Management Education: A Status Report
This article is FEMA’s 2008 Higher Education Program Report summarizing the current status of emergency management higher education in the United States.

Additional Articles About Campus Security

Rethinking Campus Security (CBSNews; 4/16/07)

Sexual Assault on Campuses: What Colleges and Universities Are Doing About It (National Institute of Justice; 12/05)

Preventing Violence and Promoting Safety in Higher Education Settings: Overview of a Comprehensive Approach (U.S. Dept. of Ed. Higher Education Center, 2/04)

Violent Victimization of College Students (U.S. DOJ, Bureau of Justice Statistics: 12/03)

Guns and Gun Threats at College (Journal of American College Health; 11/02)

The Final Report and Findings of the Safe School Initiative: Implications for the Prevention of School Attacks in the United States (US Secret Service and USDE; 5/02)

Threat Assessment In Schools: A Guide to managing Threatening Situations and to Creating Safe School Climates (US Secret Service and USDE; 5/02)