Practitioners' Thoughts on Promising Practices for Securing College and University Spectator Events from Criminal Extremist Attacks (FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY)
Publication Date: 2012
Abstract: Spectator events at colleges and universities are symbolic of American life, and there is no event more iconic than college football games. The campus, the crowds, and the media are all elements that make campus events a target for a terrorist attack. In December 2011 a Campus Security Focus Group of experienced university police leaders convened to identify promising practices for providing security at campus events. This document is a summary of that round table discussion and is not intended to be a model security plan. Rather, it is a discussion of promising practices to supplement an existing security plan that can minimize the probability of an incident, aid in apprehension of violent offenders, and maximize the ability to respond to an incident. This document is law enforcement sensitive. Law enforcement professionals may request a copy of this document.