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SPOTLIGHT: Preventing and Recovering from Gun-Related Violence on Campus
Gun-related violence on campus threatens the safe, supportive learning environments that students need to live and learn. Despite reports of gun-related violence at institutions of higher education (IHEs), there are no accurate estimates on the prevalence of overall gun-related violence at institutions of higher education (IHEs), according to PBS News Hour. No federal agency tracks gun violence specific to IHE campuses, and it is difficult to define where a campus ends and the surrounding community begins. However, data do exist on mass shootings (defined as an event where four or more people are killed in public during a single incident) at IHEs. The Violence Project database shows that there have been nine mass shootings on campuses since 1966.
The fear about mass shootings, regardless of their prevalence, negatively impacts campus communities. Sixty-five percent of college students say that gun violence affects their feelings of safety. IHEs have a duty to protect students from harming themselves and others and can take action to help keep campuses safe. The resources below can help IHE administrators understand how to prevent gun violence in higher education settings and help students, faculty, and staff recover from incidents of gun-related violence.
FROM THE CENTER
Response and Resiliency
National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments (NCSSLE)
RESOURCES FROM FEDERAL PARTNERS
School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV)
U.S. Department of Education (ED), Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE)
The Campus Safety and Security Data Analysis Cutting Tool
ED, OPE
School and Workplace Violence
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Active Shooter Safety Resources
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higher Education
ED, Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) TA Center
Responding to an Active Shooter Situation
ED, REMS TA Center
Developing and Enhancing the Higher Ed Emergency Operations Plan
ED, REMS TA Center
Retraumatization: How One College Campus Responded to Emotional Reinjury
ED, REMS TA Center
Using Federal Resources to Enhance Campus Security and Emergency Management Planning
ED, REMS TA Center
Fast Facts: Firearm Violence Prevention
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Campus Safety
Office of Justice Programs
Developing a Bomb Threat Annex: Enhancing the Higher Ed Emergency Operations Plan
ED, REMS TA Center
OTHER RESOURCES
Aiming at Students: The College Gun Violence Epidemic
Citizens Crime Commission of New York City
Campuses and Guns: A Multilateral Approach to Gun Violence Prevention
Generation Progress
Combating Hate Crimes on College and University Campuses: Essential Considerations for Public Safety
International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators
Violence Prevention Research Program
University of California, Davis
The Danger of Guns on Campus
Everytown Research & Policy
Giffords Center for Violence Intervention
Giffords Center for Violence Intervention
Preventing Gun Violence on Campus
Inside Higher Ed
Coping After Mass Violence
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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