Crisis Management Resulting From Violence on Campus: Will the Same Common Mistakes Be Made Again? (From Violence on Campus: Defining the Problems, Strategies for Action, P 229-246, 1998, Allan M. Hoffman, John H. Schuh, and Robert H. Fenske, eds. -- See NCJ-186198)

• NCJ Number: 186211
• Author(s): J. V. Baldridge; Daniel J. Julius
• Date Published: 1998
• Length: 18 pages
• Sale Source: Billo Communications
• Publication Format: Book (Softbound)
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Analysis
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter focuses on the development of a crisis management plan and response capabilities for addressing violence on college campuses.

Abstract

The chapter makes three primary assertions. First, institutional leaders are likely to be confronted with violent events on campus. Because of the ever-increasing complexity of life on campus, deterioration of surrounding neighborhoods, pressures to succeed, availability of guns and other weapons, more violence is inevitable. Second, many campus administrators seem to muddle through crisis situations; they make a series of predictable mistakes. In some cases, action is delayed or a cover-up is attempted. Third, campuses can enhance their crisis management capabilities. Implementing crisis policies and adhering to a strategic action plan will prepare administrators and faculty to perform better in crisis situations. This chapter is a report of a series of interviews that were conducted with college and university officials to determine the manner in which they responded to violence on campus and a methodology to improve crisis management techniques and strategies in response to these events. 7 suggested readings