... yielded faster lockdown response times, and both factors were significantly associated with higher numbers of secured classrooms. Originality/value Findings from the current study address the gap in existing literature regarding evidence-based school safety protocols and provide recommendations...

... about school safety and security and, to a lesser degree, the views of school administrators and teachers, parents have largely been neglected in school safety research. Perceptions of policy effectiveness may partially relate to implementation. Bear et al. (2015) determined that parent...

...’ perceived barriers to successful school-based policing, while the second question explores their perspectives in hopes of developing solutions for improved school safety. This study used secondary qualitative data to explore the perspectives of SROs (n=456) via an opened-ended section...

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