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Firearms on College Campuses: Research Evidence and Policy Implications

Publication Date: 2016
File: Firearms_on_College_Campuses.pdf
Abstract:
Restrictions on legal gun owners carrying firearms in public places have been removed or greatly weakened in most states over the past three decades. Eight states now have laws that, generally, allow individuals who can legally carry guns elsewhere to bring guns onto college campuses. In 24 states, colleges and universities have the authority to allow or forbid civilians from having firearms on… (read more)
Tag(s):
campus carry, campus violence, laws and regulations
Author(s):
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Partnership to Elevate Policy and Practice: Campus Sexual Violence and Guns on Campus

Publication Date: 2016
File: Partnership_to_Elevate_Policy_and_Practice.pdf
Abstract:
This report, the third installment in a joint partnership between NASPA and ECS, connects policy and practice through two integral issues: campus sexual violence and guns on campus. This publication tracks recent state-led legislation around both issues for the last two years and offers this information in the form of a series of illustrative charts and maps. During 2015, at least 29 states… (read more)
Tag(s):
campus carry, campus violence, laws and regulations, sexual assault
Author(s):
Education Commission of the States (ECS), NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, NASPA

Guns on Campus: The Architecture and Momentum of State Policy Action

Publication Date: 2016
File: Guns_on_Campus.pdf
Abstract:
Amid efforts by campus leaders to build violence prevention and crisis response strategies, colleges and universities continue to be impacted by active shooter violence. Incidents of mass violence have led to debate by lawmakers about the appropriate course of policy action to mitigate the public safety threat that active shooters pose to our communities. This report offers a detailed summary of… (read more)
Tag(s):
campus carry, campus violence, laws and regulations, violence prevention
Author(s):
Education Commission of the States (ECS), NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, NASPA

Policy Development and Implementation of Legislation Permitting the Carrying of Concealed Handguns on College and University Campuses: Promising Practices

Publication Date: 2017
File: Campus_Carry_Policy_Development_FINAL.pdf
Abstract:
On November 15&16, 2016, the National Center for Campus Public Safety, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, convened a forum of campus public safety executives, federal officials, and subject-matter experts to identify and explain critical components and considerations in developing and implementing a policy for carrying concealed handguns on campus. Developing a nationwide model… (read more)
Tag(s):
campus carry, laws and regulations, policy and plan development
Author(s):
the National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS), National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS), Jennifer Turner, David L. Carter, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

Policy Development and Implementation of Legislation Permitting the Carrying of Concealed Handguns on College and University Campuses: Promising Practices

Publication Date: 2017
File: Campus_Carry_Policy_Development_FINAL.pdf
Abstract:
On November 15&16, 2016, the National Center for Campus Public Safety, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, convened a forum of campus public safety executives, federal officials, and subject-matter experts to identify and explain critical components and considerations in developing and implementing a policy for carrying concealed handguns on campus. Developing a nationwide model… (read more)
Tag(s):
campus carry, laws and regulations, policy and plan development
Author(s):
the National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS), National Center for Campus Public Safety (NCCPS), Jennifer Turner, David L. Carter, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)