To Act or Not to Act: The Status of Incident De-Escalation in 2019

To Act or Not to Act: The Status of Incident De-Escalation in 2019

De-escalation has become a somewhat controversial term in a law-related context; it makes up a body of techniques which have fallen under scrutiny as the discipline of public safety, as a whole, has become “inundated with public criticism, political posturing, and...
Addressing three common school security myths

Addressing three common school security myths

by Ariel Benjamin Mannes, MA, CPP, CESP   On its surface, the job of those specializing safety & security should be a simple one; to keep bad things from happening by securing an environment from accidental and/or intentional incidents that may cause injury,...