Jane's School Safety Handbook [Spiral-bound]

Marleen Wong (Author), Dr. Ronald Stephens (Author), James Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2001 | Series: Jane's School Safety Handbook

The comprehensive school safety guide for education and security professionals Jane's School Safety Handbook is a comprehensive and practical tool to assist teachers, school administrators and other agencies prepare for, respond to and recover from security incidents in schools. Tailored to meet the needs of the US education system, the handbook includes security checklists, threat assessment, crisis response and post-incident recovery procedures.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

This small, spiral-bound guide is essential for personnel responsible for assessing safety and security standards in their schools. It provides outlines and detailed instructions for effective, proactive crisis planning, prevention, response, and recovery. The types of problems that might arise, the characteristics of violent youth, the effects of psychological trauma on different age groups, and intervention are just some of the topics addressed. Procedural guidelines are offered in the case of suspicious packages, in a school lockdown situation, and for biological or chemical attacks. There are suggestions for sample letters to send to parents in the event of a violent incident on or near school property. Case studies as recent as the WTC attacks are included. The numerous checklists are particularly valuable. Whether in the library or on an administrator's shelf, this book belongs in every school.
Daryl Grabarek, School Library Journal
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From the Publisher

As the school security environment has changed over the last decade, it is increasingly teachers and school resource officers who are first to respond to major incidents on school campuses. In response to this trend, Jane's Information Group has worked with the leading experts in the field to produce a comprehensive new handbook on school safety.

"In light of recent events, school emergency procedures and crisis response must be included in our thinking about safety and national defence," says Marleen Wong, Lead Editor of the Jane's School Safety Handbook, and National Director of the Schools Crisis Disaster Recovery Program at the new National Center for Child Traumatic Stress.

"With over 100 years of expertise in defence, it is fitting that Jane's Information Group published this book, with their no-nonsense approach to school safety and crisis response." Designed to be used by all school and emergency management personnel, Jane's School Safety Handbook is a practical guide to developing and implementing safe school plans, responding to critical incidents and implementing post-incident recovery procedures. It includes information on how to prepare for and respond to any event that threatens the safety of school personnel and students---from shootings, to bomb threats, chemical-biological attacks and natural disasters.

Research into actual incidents has shown that proper preparation is key to the successful management of threatening situations. "The safe evacuation of over 9,000 students and staff from eight schools in the vicinity of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, was a graphic demonstration of the importance of comprehensive crisis planning and training," says Rennie Campbell, the Content Development Manager at Jane's Information Group who produced the book.

"Jane's School Safety Handbook will enable teachers, administrators and those responsible for school safety to develop and implement safe school plans and to respond effectively if a critical incident does take place."

The handbook includes such features as checklists, threat assessment tools, complete instructions for creating a crisis response plan, case studies, crisis recovery measures, sample letters for school personnel and parents, and details on how to construct a complete school safety and security audit.

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Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 275 pages
• Publisher: Janes Information Group (December 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0710625138
• ISBN-13: 978-0710625137
• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 4.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,236,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Safety Handbook is tops!, February 13, 2002

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This review is from: Jane's School Safety Handbook (Spiral-bound)

The Jane's School Safety Handbook is a MUST for anyone interested in school safety. There is a wealth of practical, easy to understand information packed into this small book. Written by some of the best national experts in the field, this comprehensive book outlines what to do -- from planning to recovery, and includes many helpful checklists and sample letters.

A unique feature of this handbook is a section of case studies that clearly demonstrate that a crisis can happen to anyone. These real-life experiences "highlight the limitations of profiling and the importance of comprehensive crisis planning, prevention, response and recovery plans." As a school distict crisis-responder, I found this book to be most helpful. It is appropriate for both beginners and those experienced in crisis/emergency response. Don't wait for a crisis to happen before you read this book.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jane's School Safety Handbbok, January 28, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Jane's School Safety Handbook (Spiral-bound)

I read this today and I completely agree. This is a great resource and should be used by everyone involved with keeping our children safe.

"The Jane's School Safety Handbook is one of the finest resource guides available on safe school planning, and it will be a catalyst for schools meeting the mandate of California Senate Bill #187--The Safe School Planning Process. We are putting them in every school in the Los Angeles Unified School District."

--Willie F. Crittendon, Administrator for School Operations and Safety, Los Angeles Unified School District