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School Safety Technology Appropriate and Effective Use of Security Technologies in U.S. Schools National Institute of Justice (NIJ), September 1999. This document provides basic guidelines on what, if any, security technologies should be considered when developing safe school strategies. It is intended to help schools, in concert with their law enforcement partners, analyze their vulnerability to violence, theft and vandalism, and suggest possible technologies to effectively address those problems. (NCJ 178265) Crime Mapping News, Volume 3, Issue 2, Spring 2001 Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)/Police Foundation, April 2001. The topic of this issue is GIS and school safety. The articles in this issue include a discussion of the use of GIS as a tool for responding to critical incidents at schools; a description of SchoolCOP, a free software package that allows for mapping and analysis of incidents occurring in and around schools; a brief description of MAPSS, an analytical tool that allows for spatial analysis of student pathways, hangouts, and the neighborhoods surrounding schools; an article describing a safe schools mapping initiative developed by the San Diego, California Police Department; and an annotated bibliography of articles, reports, and books relating to the topic of school safety. Digital Imaging for Safe Schools: A Public Safety Response to Critical Incidents National Institute of Justice (NIJ), This NIJ-sponsored resource guide, developed by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), presents step-by-step instructions on creating three-dimensional images on CD of school properties for use during critical incidents. (NCJ 212907) Guide to Using School COP Software Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS), September 2001. This Guide is designed to help school administrators, police officers assigned to a school, and non-sworn school security staff reduce student discipline and crime problems using a new software application called the School Crime Operations Package, or School COP Software. School COP is designed to enable you to record and store detailed information about incidents involving student misconduct and crime. School COP Software The School Crime Operations Package (School COP) is a free software application for entering, analyzing, and mapping incidents that occur in and around schools.
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