New Standard for Preparedness, Response to Active Shooter and Hostile Events
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is developing a new standard for preparedness and response to active shooter and hostile events.
Category: In the News
Join Us for a Live, Online Summit on School Safety
The USC National Safe Schools Digital Summit will help forge new ideas and conversations that advance school safety.
ADL Addresses Audience at USC
At a recent SCI event, the Anti-Defamation League presented tools and strategies for addressing hate crimes.
From the Desk of the Director – Toward a New Understanding of School Safety
Without reliable data and a holistic, coordinated effort, we will continue to see regular violence at our nation’s schools.
New Book Offers Insight, Policy Solutions on Extremist English-Language Magazines
SCI Instructor Robert Bunker offers a clearer understanding of extremist literature and how to address it.
Finding Resolution to ‘Comfortable Conflicts’
Some conflicts linger for so long, we feel compelled to coat them with a positive perspective, birthing the concept of “comfortable conflict.”
School Violence Prevention Grant Offering
The U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is offering $25 million in grants for two-year projects on school safety.
USC Price, Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas Sign MOU to Collaborate on Extremism Studies
The USC Price School of Public Policy has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Université Paris II Panthéon-Assas to engage in joint research and student exchanges around extremism studies.
Southers Discusses Extremism at Counterterrorism Conference in Malta
SCI Director Dr. Southers explained homegrown violent extremism at a conference offered by the Global Counterterrorism Forum.
State and Local Law Enforcement Addressing Human Trafficking
SCI Instructor Opal Singleton spoke with California law enforcement about human trafficking, gangs, and ways to help communities and young people.