Christine Peterson
 

In an ideal world, our schools, colleges, and universities would be immune from the threats and challenges that affect other businesses and institutions. Unfortunately, we do not live in an ideal world. There is a profound moral and legal responsibility to provide a safe and secure environment within which learning can take place, driven by the fact that learning must take place in a sheltered setting and the concept of profound trust awarded to the school administration that the children and adolescents will be protected while under their care.

Tasha Dyson
 

On January 22, 2013, gunshots were heard on the North Harris campus of Lone Star College System. It was later learned that an altercation between to individuals (one of whom may have been a student) had escalated to gun violence. Incidents such as this immediately bring to mind topics such as crime, gun control, workplace violence, weapons on campus, mental health issues, or law enforcement response - topics which are covered extensively in the media and will not be discussed here. What we noticed was the alert system of Lone Star College System.

Billy Green 
 

The human component of an integrated security plan can be in one or more of several forms. These forms become choices that need to be addressed depending on the mission, environment, culture, population, and security philosophy of the organization and specifically the site to be protected. Should security officers be armed or unarmed?

Emily Liner
 

Predators could be spying on you through your computer's webcam. Criminals are now able to hack in and watch your every move - without you ever knowing it. Scary, right?

Bill Booth
 

When evaluating what security concern to address first, where do you begin? Consider the probability and criticality of an event, and assign values based on standard criteria.