
Physical Security Design and The Active Shooter (Pt. 1)
When many people think of physical security, the first ideas that come to mind are things like locks, alarm systems, screening with metal detectors, CCTV,
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Robust risk management programs integrate a number of methods to mitigate risks of mass homicide in schools. Proactive school leadership, positive school climate and culture, and threat assessment and management measures all contribute to reducing the probability of school violence.
However, if measures employed to prevent attacks are unsuccessful or an outsider targets the school in a manner that evades our proactive influence, physical security and emergency preparedness become the most critical lines of defense influencing the overall consequences of an event.
As consultants specializing in security design and emergency preparation for active shooter events, our school security experts assist schools around the nation in assessing the vulnerability and readiness of school facilities against armed violence.
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Upon completion of the school security assessment, our consultant presents a report of findings that specifies issues of concern and options for remedy in a manner designed to mitigate potential liability.
Afterward, based on the school’s decisions, our consultant works collaboratively with your team to develop an improvement strategy designed to maximize risk reduction while attending unique circumstances of the school’s branding, culture, operations, geography, budget, and similar factors.
Craig Gundry, PSP, cATO
Craig Gundry is a CIS security consultant and expert witness with over 30-years of specialized focus on active shooter violence, school security, and terrorism. As an expert specialized in managing risks of targeted violence, Craig assisted in the development of ASIS International’s new WVPI-2020/AA, Workplace Violence and Active Assailant – Prevention, Intervention, and Response Standard and the Guardian SafeSchool Program® standards for school security.
Craig provides expert commentary for national news organizations and is a columnist for Workplace Violence Today magazine. He is also a TEDx presenter and speaker at conferences worldwide on topics related to terrorism, school security, and workplace violence.
In addition to his role at CIS, Craig is also a lead instructor for the S2 Institute’s Anti-Terrorism Officer course and advanced seminars on security risk assessment, active shooter preparations, physical security, and emergency response planning. His previous students include over 5,000 security and public safety professionals from over 50 nations. He also lectures on security topics for John Jay College of Criminal Justice and presents PSP® exam preparation courses for ASIS International.
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Since 1993, our consultants have provided hundreds of interviews to news media organizations related to prevention and response to active shooter violence and school security topics.
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