Campus Security Watch-list Highlights Student Safety
By Stephen Sacchetti
There is nothing more important than ensuring that students are safe and sound and ready to tackle the challenges of college life. As a Vice President of Business Development at America’s leading physical security services’ company – which manages campus security for dozens of colleges nationwide – I [...]
The OnPoint Organization, formerly known as “Why Know,” is one of many local organizations that has restructured some of its programs to combat increasing gang activity. The organization, which was originally created in an effort to curb teenage pregnancy rates in the area, has evolved into a program designed to give teenagers the tools and [...]
As gang activity continues to increase in the Chattanooga area, many local organizations are struggling to make a difference.
The Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga has adjusted its programs to combat increasing gang activity among teenagers. As President Michael Cranford explains, he concluded that teenagers need positive activities to keep them busy and out of [...]
Many local organizations with missions to give young people positive alternatives have been impacted tremendously by the increasing gang activity in the area, and have adjusted accordingly. One such agency is the Boys and Girls Club of Chattanooga. With a mission to make a positive impact in the lives of kids who have larger obstacles [...]
Reason with the attacker. Fighting an individual should only be considered a last-resort method. Exhaust your options before you physically defend yourself.
If the assailant will not stop, then assume a proper fighting stance. Turn your body to the side so that your right shoulder [or left, depending on your dominant hand] is facing your attacker. [...]
On the streets:
Avoid walking the streets at night. Use public transport or take a cab. Keep a note of bus routes and taxi numbers.
If you have to walk, walk with friends. Keep to well-lit areas and don’t take short cuts.
Avoid using cashpoints late at night; but also, don’t withdraw more money than you need.
When you [...]
Identity theft is defined as the process of using someone else’s personal information for your own personal gain. The Javelin Strategy & Research Center has been studying identity theft closely since 2004. Each year, they release their findings. Their 2009 study reveals that:
Identity theft is on the rise, affecting almost 10 million victims in 2008 [...]
Maybe you never opened that account, but someone else did…someone who used your name and personal information to commit fraud. When an imposter co-opts your name, your Social Security number (SSN), your credit card number, or some other piece of your personal information for their use – in short, when someone appropriates your personal information [...]
Basement
Basement, garages, and storage areas can contain many tripping hazards and sharp or pointed tools that can make a fall even more hazardous. Keep an operating flashlight handy. Have an electrician install switches at each entrance to a dark area.
Replacing a correct size fuse [...]
No home is safe from the possibility of hazards, injury or worse. Even a toy left at the top of the stairs can be a hazard that can lead to severe injury. Other home hazards are not as easily seen. Checklists help a home remain safe by having a list of items to go over [...]
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