In the article “Those Terrible First Few Minutes”, the authors explain how to develop a protocol with better tactical options for civilians. The protocol must first follow lockdown procedures, minimize target profile, and wait for the police to arrive. This article explains how protocols will differ according to the age of the students and also the different dynamics like school events. Most schools include a generic school shooting protocol but they should not confine themselves with a protocol that fits all incidents. The generic protocol first provides a detailed phone call to 911 dispatchers about the situation. Then students and staff must hide in classrooms and stay quiet. If students or staff is spotted by the attacker then they must…
An Active Shooter is an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people, most often in populated areas or crowded areas. The active shooter is not a particular person, terrorist or gang member; they can be anyone, a best friend, family member; military service member or even a local clergy person. In the last 10 years, on Military Bases across the country there were reported total of 39 people killed and 85 people wounded. Since 1996 in cities across the world, there have been 196 people killed; and 246 people wounded in Active Shooter incidents.…
There were prominent warning signs even according to the shooter’s poetry professor Nikki Giovanni that caused her and her students fear to be around Cho (Roberts). When the first shooting occured campus authoritys gave no more thought into it other than it being a small domestic incident, leaving them to believe the gunman had left campus. A student Brant Martel felt that, “they were a little slow on their response.” (Questions…). Even a day after the shooting people like Kenneth Trump of National School and Safety Services acknowledge that there needed to be a plan implimented to deal with crisis situations like this one (Questions…). Students were disappointed of the lack of attention to the first shooting and the emails that were sent 2 hours later during the rest of the shootings (NBC). Since the shootings that happened in 2007, about two thirds of four year colleges with 2500 students have been supplied with dedicated police officers and security guards according to the Departmant of Justice (Rich). The Virginia Tech campus shootings changed the landscape of security on school campuses by forcing campuses to implement active shooter drills. text alerts for students,…
The last thing you would expect to experience on campus is an active shooter. We wish it wasn’t necessary to have this type of training, but we know that preparation and forethought is crucial–and we want you to have tools to help keep you safe. You will receive information on how to identify warning signs of a person in crisis, what to do if you have concerns about behaviors, and what to do in the event of an active shooter incident. Please join the Colorado Springs Police Department and Colorado College Campus Safety for this essential training and…
With all the college shootings, all the students that I had interviewed felt that they would be significantly safer if they had the ability to protect themselves if this horrible event were to ever take place on their own campus. Aaron felt that knowing you have the ability to protect yourself in this event is reassuring. Though most of the interviewees have campus police, a lot of them feel that sometimes calling for help won't make it in time to save their lives. No one should have the fear of not having the ability to defend him or her, especially in a life or death situation. Taylor Winand had the best response when it came to this situation. “If an active shooter was in the same room you were, calling the campus police would be like bring a knife to a gun fight.” There is so much information gathered from these interviews, it was…
In the Active shooter presentation, we went over what reality would be like if we had to encounter a shooter at our school. The officer showed live clips, had a power point presentation, and talked about how to deal with the situation. This set students into the realization that a shooting could happen anywhere, at anytime. It’s a matter that should be taken serious. This subject is something that most people tend to overlook. In the presentation, the live reenactment videos really showed us how easy it is for a shooter to get in, and how hard it is for the victim to get out.…
I had many experience while performing my duty. One of them was very significant to me that a psychiatric patient assaulted me and punched my head and face. I lost one tooth and had concussion. I did not hit back the patient who assaulted me, and prevented further injury would happen to me and the patient. This was a good experience I had while serving the psychiatric patients that I kept calm and blocked the assault with preventive…
Years later after Iqbal's death I was determine to find Maria and see if she would help me get revenge on Iqbal's shooter. I moved to the United states to get a new start in life. I finished my education I graduated from college and from law school and now I'm a lawyer. I have my own house and I have two children name Jenny and Jamal. I had to figure out how I was going to find Maria. It hit me I can go back to Pakistan and find her their or if they have any way to contact her. I told my husband Andre that I had a business trip next week and if he could take care of the children for a few days. As days past and me getting ready for my trip back to Pakistan I realized that I had Maria's home address from all the letters that she sent me.…
In a typical incident, there are not armed citizens present that can take down the shooter. Therefore, they have to contact local police and wait for help. Moreover, the police will have to call special forces like a SWAT team to confront the attacker. Since the officers do not want to endanger themselves, they have to take a safe and slow approach. In this case, the shooter can hold hostages and continue his or her rampage. By the time the shooter is taken down, numerous people will have been injured and killed. This can be prevented if there are armed citizens in public. Moreover, if armed citizens are present in public, the shooter will be afraid to open fire in the first…
Every day somebody is shot whether it's done intentionally or accidentally. Thankfully, there are programs like the Joyce foundation in Chicago, that have committed to bringing awareness to the issue of gun violence. The Joyce foundation supports efforts at the local, state and national levels building awareness to the problem of gun violence in America, and to educate the public, policy makers and the media about common-sense policies that improve public health and safety. According to the Joyce Foundation, these are the things that must be done to curb gun violence: " Strict enforcement of existing gun laws is a critical part of reducing gun violence. Law enforcement officers and prosecutors play an important role in enforcing the law and keeping communities safe. Existing laws must be vigorously defended to provide police and prosecutors with the tools they need to do their jobs " (The Joyce Foundation, N.D.)…
Recently, I met little Ricky in my newborn photographer studio. He's the newest addition to Lauren and Ricardo's family. I met this family when they came in two years ago for their second child's newborn shots. It's always such a priviledge when parents return with their newest additions. Ricky was 8 days new when he was brought into the studio.…
A simple evacuation drill is not going to move a bullet out of the way of a child’s head. In this paper I will be focusing on three areas. First we will take a look at some of the facts surrounding these attacks and some additional information involving these same attacks. Secondly, we will take a look at what the school system is doing to prevent school shootings and violence in schools and also we will see a few ideas that could help this crisis. Lastly, we will take a look at some school shootings and interpret exactly what happened. School shootings are a horrific act of nature and sadly enough steps are not being taken by the government, by the parents, and by the shooters themselves in order to stop…
The sound of a gunshot, complimented by screams, everyone’s nightmare. To think this could be avoided is absurd, or is it? Millions of Americans ponder this thought; yet, no official outcome has been ratified. To come to a proper mutual agreement, time is no longer an obstacle. We as the people, have statistics of pro guns vs against guns to show the proper choice in each scenario. Some people believe guns on campus will cause an array of problems; however, with proper training and discipline, safety will become a concrete practice.…
The first time I shot an AK47 was about two year ago it was also the first time I meant my step mom parents.…
To clarify how proper communication is essential when handling active shooting, earlier I stated that proper training should be incorporated in schools when a shooter is present. There is a correlation between training and communication. For example, some schools don’t emphasize to students what to do during a school shooting. Which is vital when students and teachers encounter a shooting school. From personal experience, I was once a high school student a year ago and I attended Pasadena High School. It was never emphasized how to react when a school shooter shows up. However, communication between students, teachers, and law enforcement is really important. It gives others self-awareness a school shooter arises. Thus, I believe it is important that school districts spend time training faculty members and students what to do during a shooting rather than handing them…