Creating and Maintaining Safe College Campuses

“Outstanding! The authors’ thorough discussions center on the most current data, issues, problems and concerns, making this a must-read for all stakeholders in higher education.”―Larry D. Bolles, Director, Judicial Affairs, Northern Illinois University

“It can serve as a great reference, the basis for discussion and action, while at the same time serving as a benchmarking tool all in one.”― Susan Riseling, Associate Vice Chancellor/Police Chief, University of Wisconsin; Vice President at Large, International Association of Chiefs of Police

This book serves as a sourcebook to enhance and evaluate safety programs, generate new solutions and interventions, comply with new legislation, and present practical steps and guidelines to establish best practices. It pays particular attention to the factors that may give rise to crime, considering high-risk drinking and examining the intersection between hate crimes and violence. Devoting chapters to discrimination in all its forms, whether against international students, students of color, or on the basis of ethnicity or sexual orientation, it reviews the range of issues relating to harassment and violence against women, and engages with hazing and the presence of guns on campus.
The purpose is to provide readers with the context and tools to devise a comprehensive safety plan. For administrators operating with few formal support systems, advice is given on how to coopt individuals and resources from around the campus and the local community to assist in maintaining a safe and welcoming campus.

Melvin Cleveland Terrell is Vice President Emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. From 1988 to 2008, Dr. Melvin Cleveland Terrell served as Vice President for Student Affairs at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago, Illinois, where he remains Professor of Counselor Education.

Jerlando F. L. Jackson is an Assistant Professor of Higher and Postsecondary Education in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, Faculty Associate for the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, and Faculty Affiliate in the Weinert Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.