Campus Security Research Articles

Research on the governance of campus bullying and prevention mechanism of students' mental health problem.

At present, juvenile campus bullying is seriously threatening their own physical and mental health, campus security and even social security, making social instability factors increase. It is to explore how to reduce and avoid the frequent occurrence of campus bullying and provide effective countermeasures for the governance of campus bullying. The relevant research on the governance of campus bullying and the prevention mechanism of students' mental health problems is conducted from the judicial perspective. The methods of literature survey and questionnaire are employed to investigate and analyze the campus bullying problem governance and the influencing factors of students' mental health. The results show that the causes of campus bullying are not only due to external factors, but also due to internal factors from students themselves. The principle of timely prevention and comprehensive management must be followed in the construction of the multigovernance system of campus bullying. It suggests that there are many factors for the occurrence of campus bullying. Only by finding out the root cause of the problem and taking measures to deal with it can the occurrence of campus bullying be effectively avoided.

Judge rules against former campus police chief

Case name: Thelen v. The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, et al., No. 2:20‐CV‐1717 (W.D. Pa. 08/03/21).

Bakti Sosial Peduli Korban Kebakaran Sape Oleh Civitas Akademika Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi (STIE) Bima

The Community Service Team of the Bima College of Economics (STIE) is a collection of the academic community consisting of leaders, lecturers, staff and campus security who care about the condition of the community. STIE Bima cares about the Sape Naru fire as a place to channel ideas and contributions, wants to contribute in the form of social service that is felt directly by the community. Social service is an alternative solution to the problems of today's society. The social service activity was carried out in the fire area in Naru Hamlet, Sape District, Bima Regency, NTB. The stages of service activities include preliminary studies, preparation, distribution, and activity reports. The purpose of social service, apart from being a community activity, is also to raise awareness for sharing which needs to be further improved so that care for the surrounding environment is maintained. All donations in the form of mats, proper clothes, medicines, basic necessities and cooking needs were recorded by type and amount. The distribution of aid is divided into three points, namely, the main post which is directly adjacent to the refugee camp, the post near the main road and the post in the Sape sub-district. In the distribution stage or distribution of basic food packages, lecturers and staff use a participatory approach. Based on community service in the form of distributing basic necessities at the fire site, Naru Hamlet, Sape District, Bima Regency, it showed a positive impact on fire victims.

On the Problems and Countermeasures of College Students' Mental Health and Safe Work under Network Environment.

Under the network environment, mental health and safety work on college is related to national security and campus security. Moreover, it affects the healthy development of college students. In the era of ever-changing mobile Internet, colleges and universities must take practical countermeasures against the problems in mental health and safety education on college and improve the relevance and effectiveness of college students' network safety education. This paper first finds the problems of college students' mental health and safety through questionnaire survey and analyzes the current situation of college students' mental health and safety under the current networked environment. In response to the problems found, we propose complete and systematic educational countermeasures. At the same time, we need to firmly establish the strategic awareness of network security education and strengthen the construction of network security education in colleges and universities. We should strengthen the construction of network security education in colleges and universities, form a joint effort of schools, families, government, and society, and improve the quality and effectiveness of network security education.

Security and Privacy Aspects of Cloud Computing: A Smart Campus Case Study

The trend of cloud computing is accelerating along with emerging technologies such as utility computing, grid computing, and distributed computing. Cloud computing is showing remarkable potential to provide flexible, cost-effective, and powerful resources across the internet, and is a driving force in today’s most prominent computing technologies. The cloud offers the means to remotely access and store data while virtual machines access data over a network resource. Furthermore, cloud computing plays a leading role in the fourth industrial revolution. Everyone uses the cloud daily life when accessing Dropbox, various Google services, and Microsoft Office 365. While there are many advantages in such an environment, security issues such as data privacy, data security, access control, cyber-attacks, and data availability, along with performance and reliability issues, exist. Efficient security and privacy measures should be implemented by cloud service providers to ensure the privacy, confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data services. However, cloud service providers have not been providing enough secure and reliable services to end users. Blockchain is a technology that is improving cloud computing. This revolutionary technology offers persuasive data integrity properties and is used to tackle security problems. This research presents a detailed analysis of privacy and security challenges in the cloud. We demonstrate the importance of security challenges in a case study in the context of smart campus security, which will encourage researchers to examine security issues in cloud computing in the future.

Campus Security Access Control System Relying on Association Rules

Campus Security Access Control System Relying on Association Rules

Comparison of compression estimations under the penalty functions of different violent crimes on campus through deep learning and linear spatial autoregressive models

Abstract To reduce the probability of violent crimes, the deep learning (DL) technology and linear spatial autoregressive models (ARMs) are utilised to estimate the model parameters through different penalty functions. In addition, under a determinate space, the influences of environmental factors on violent crimes are discussed. By taking campus violence cases as examples, the major influencing factors of violent crimes are found through data analysis. The results show that campus violence cases are usually caused by the complex surrounding environments and persons. Also, campus security measures only cover a small range, and the security management is difficult. In the meantime, due to the younger ages and lack of self-protection awareness, students may easily become the targets of criminals. Therefore, the results have a positive significance for authorities to analyse the crime rates in a determinate area and take preventive measures against violent crimes.

Campus safety sees mission, duties expand in response to COVID‐19

The Campus Security Report Advisory Board met to discuss the way that COVID‐19 has changed campus police duties, expectations, and the expansion of campus safety's mission amid student mental health crises on campus.

The new normal of web camera theft on campus during COVID-19 and the impact of anti-theft signage

ObjectiveThe opportunity for web camera theft increased globally as institutions of higher education transitioned to remote learning during COVID-19. Given the thousands of cameras currently installed in classrooms, many with little protection, the present study tests the effectiveness of anti-theft signage for preventing camera theft.MethodsExamined web camera theft at a southern, public university located in the United States of America by randomly assigning N = 104 classrooms to receive either anti-theft signage or no signage. Camera theft was analyzed using Blaker’s exact test.ResultsClassrooms not receiving anti-theft signage (control) were 3.42 times more likely to exhibit web camera theft than classrooms receiving anti-theft signage (medium effect size).ConclusionsUsing classrooms as the unit of analysis presents new opportunities for not only future crime prevention experiments, but also improving campus safety and security. Also, preventing web camera theft on campus is both fiscally and socially responsible, saving money and ensuring inclusivity for remote learners.

Judge rules against former professor

Case name: Boles v. Navarro College, No. 3:19‐CV‐02367 (N.D. Tex. 10/26/20).

Judge rules against former campus police chief

Case name: Jones v. Vincennes University, No. 2:18‐cv‐00373 (S.D. Ind. 10/19/20).

Consider the benefits of third‐party security personnel

Aerin Washington started her career in law enforcement as a sworn police officer at Lafayette, before working as a sworn police officer at the University of Tennessee, and then looking at campus safety from various positions regarding safety and security. “I kind of bounced around because I wanted to see what campus safety looked like at different institutions [and from different positions],” Washington, Director of Campus Security at the University of Utah, said.

The #FeesMustFall protests in South Africa: Exploring first-year students’ experiences at a peri-urban university campus

Students experienced unique challenges in transitioning to their first-year during the FeesMustFall (#FMF) protest actions. It is important to examine students’ first-year adjustment experiences amidst study disruptions to ensure better outcomes of first-year study experiences. The impact of protest actions on the economy, higher education institutions (HEIs) and the individual student may be harmful when not managed effectively. The current study aims to clarify the first-year experience to explore how South African first-year students enrolled at a peri-urban university campus experienced the #FMF protest actions. The peri-urban university campus serves a large rural catchment area. Using the Mmogo-method® and unstructured individual interviews, researchers gathered in-depth experiences of fifteen participants who provided insight into their subjective experiences of their first-year transitions during the #FMF movement. Thematic analysis resulted in four themes: Clashes between students and police or campus security; the impact of protest actions on students’ lives; psychological experiences of trauma and physical harm; and student attitudes towards and needs in times of crisis. The study uncovered the experiences of first-year students at a peri-urban campus. The knowledge gathered could aid universities to develop proactive measures to minimize the impact of the protest actions or disruptions on the institution itself, students and stakeholders involved.

Judge rules against student‐athlete

Case name: Cavalier v. The Catholic University of America, No. 16‐2009 (D. D.C. 01/12/21).

Leadership rebooted: It's simple, just take care of your people

Back in 2016, I penned a column for Campus Security Report discussing leadership in law enforcement titled Leadership in Law Enforcement: Policing in times of increased scrutiny (https://bit.ly/36U0rou). In it, I spelled out some of the leadership basics that I preach equally to my students in the classroom as well as to my personnel in the field.

Judge rules against student‐athlete

Case name: Cavalier v. The Catholic University of America, No. 16‐2009 (D. D.C. 01/12/21).

Judge rules against former professor

Case name: Drehmer v. New York State, et al., No. 20‐CV‐6143 (W.D. N.Y. 10/22/20).

Judge rules against arrested student‐athlete

Case name: Pinkney v. Meadville, Pennsylvania, et al., No. 1:19‐cv‐00167 (W.D. Pa. 01/05/21).

Judge rules against student‐athlete

Case name: Cavalier v. The Catholic University of America, No. 16‐2009 (D. D.C. 01/12/21).

Judge rules in favor of former cheerleader

Case name: Doe v. Moravian College, et al., No. 5:20‐cv‐00377 (E.D. Pa. 11/04/20).