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School Shooting: Texas School is the Latest

School Shooting: Texas School is the Latest

A school shooting at Santa Fe High School near Houston, Texas has resulted in eight students and two teachers dead and 13 wounded. Another Deadly School Shooting 17-year-old student Dimitrios Pagourtzis is the suspected shooter. Before school on May 18, he entered his...
School Security: Measures Continue to be Adopted

School Security: Measures Continue to be Adopted

Questions about school security are being asked again after a shooting at a Palmdale, California school last week. LATimes.com reports that an argument between two 14-year-old students at Highland High School escalated, leaving one shot in the arm. That student is...
Violent Crime Stats for California from 2017

Violent Crime Stats for California from 2017

FBI.gov recently released violent crime statistics for the first half of 2017. They show a slight increase in the numbers for both the State of California and the City of Los Angeles. Violent Crime Definition The data compares violent crime stats from January to June...
Large Event Security: Measures Being Adopted

Large Event Security: Measures Being Adopted

There’s no doubt that the violent, modern world is impacting large event security. One of the saddest results of active shooter and terror incidents is how it has impacted the experience at large events. Concerts, sporting events and rallies concentrate people...
Police Killings: Is There a War on Cops?

Police Killings: Is There a War on Cops?

The number of police killings is up this year and on track to reach a record high. Unfortunately, two more police officers were killed by gunfire last week bringing the total for 2018 to 22. That is a disturbing number when you consider that the total for 2017 was 35....
School Safety Measures After Parkland

School Safety Measures After Parkland

Since the Parkland, Florida school shooting in February that resulted in 17 students killed by a former student, it seems like lawmakers and education officials are beginning to take school safety measures to make them more secure. In response to the tragedy, the...