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Staying safe on campus takes on a new dimension during summer. While most students have returned home or otherwise left campus, some remain for summer programs or internships.
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Continue Reading →Campus Crime: 7 Ways to Avoid It
Posted by: David Koons
Crime on campus is not going away any time soon. It’s a fact of life. And while most schools are putting more resources into keeping you safe, ultimate responsibility for your safety lies with you.
With a new semester only one month away, it’s time to start considering ways to protect yourself, and those you care about. I’ve written a Special Report on the “7 Strategies to Stay Safe On Campus.” When you sign up for our newsletter and learn the ...
Continue Reading →Shootings on campus continue to be a major issue. While most conversations revolve around the Virginia Tech shooting, it’s important to stay up-to-date on all shootings to raise awareness and address steps to combat this violence.
You can get my Special Report “7 Effective Ways to Stay Safe On Campus” by signing up to the right of this page.
Here are 7 campus shootings you may or may not have been aware of.
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Continue Reading →Stay Safe On Campus With Your “Kit”
Posted by: David Koons
Carry your ‘kit’ wherever you go on campus or off.
Your ‘kit’ is what you need in case of emergency.
Things to include, at a minimum:
- Your ID (Drivers License, Campus ID, etc)
- Cell phone (Pre-programmed with emergency numbers
(Security, police, RA, fire and ICE listing, person to call ‘in case of emergency’) - Weapon (pepper spray, mace or other personal defense spray)
Whether you live on or off campus, familiarize yourself with your campus safety practices and follow them.
Know where the emergency call stations are.
These are ...
Continue Reading →Staying safe on campus does not have to be boring. Why not follow some of the same strategies used by US Special Forces to review your campus and make note of key information.
In the Marines, I was a member of the elite “Reconnaissance” Marines.
Do A Little Recon
No, I’m not suggesting the best way to stay safe on campus is to sneak around at night in the shadows. To “Recon” the campus means to walk all around it, observe, collect and ...
Continue Reading →Among all other indicators, trust yourself and your intuition.
Intuition is the most valuable weapon or tool you possess. Ignore it at your peril.
‘Intuition’ is derived from the Latin word ‘intueri’ which roughly translated means ‘to look inside’ or ‘to contemplate.’
Basically, your Intuition provides you with beliefs or feelings that you can’t quite justify or explain, you just ‘know’ something.
It’s when you get a ‘bad vibe’ or ‘gut feeling’ about something. You’re not sure, you can’t articulate why you feel a ...
Continue Reading →Clery Act Updates 5 July 2010
Posted by: David Koons
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is better known as the “Clery Act.” The Clery Act requires all colleges and universities, that receive federal financial aid programs, to record and disclose information about crime on and near the institutions respective campus.
Here are some recent headlines concerning the Clery Act:
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11 more Clery Act violations discovered in campus crime log | The …
By PATRICK ARMSTRONG Editor in Chief Since The All State discovered ...
Continue Reading →Stay Safer On Campus Practicing This
Posted by: David Koons
You can stay safer on campus by keeping a careful watch for possible dangerous or difficult situations. This behavior further reduces the likelihood of attack.
While on missions in Special Forces, I was taught to “remain vigilant.”
A quote was passed from unit to unit;
“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.”
This constant, heightened sense of security existed because we were in a hostile environment.
But life on a college campus is different.
You’re rarely in a known hostile environment.
In ...
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