@article{ref1,
title="Campus violence preparedness of US college campuses",
journal="Security journal",
year="2012",
author="Seo, Dong-Chul and Torabi, Mohammad R. and Sa, Jaesin and Blair, Earl H.",
volume="25",
number="3",
pages="199-211",
abstract="This study investigates the impact of the 2007 Virginia Tech shootings on college emergency procedures of US college campuses. College administrators and security officers from a cross-sectional representative sample of 161 US colleges participated in an online survey in 2008-2009 academic year. Whereas a majority of college campuses reported having appropriate emergency procedures in place, only 25 per cent (n=40) of the surveyed campuses agreed that students understood the emergency procedures of their campuses. Another 25 per cent (n=41) of the campuses reported that if a dangerous crisis situation occurred, the entirety of students and employees would likely be notified within 5 min. Data indicate that a substantial number of colleges across the nation do not realize the importance of emergency drills and do not engage in campus-wide practice of them on a regular basis.   Keywords: violence; campus violence preparedness; emergency management; Virginia Tech shootings; campus security<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0955-1662",
doi="10.1057/sj.2011.18",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/sj.2011.18"
}