Campus violence and safety

Abstract: 

This article deals with the re-emergence of U.S. campus security in the legislative spotlight. Lawmakers are looking at how to improve crisis alerts, the need for more open exchange of student information and whether faculty and students should be allowed to carry concealed firearms. State and national task forces formed after the tragedy at Virginia Tech concluded that college campuses require updated and carefully coordinated emergency response plans. Opponents say more guns on campus could increase isolated acts of violence.