| In an attempt to deal with problems of school violence, school administrators are turning to the use of new surveillance technologies such as: video cameras, weapon detectors, entry-control devices, and personal duress alarms. These technologies are believed to prevent and deter violence on campus and they also can be used to document events for further legal action. The utility of these technologies in schools is unknown. Using a national telephone survey of school safety administrators, the study addresses the following questions. What technologies are currently in use? How effective are they perceived to be? What problems, if any, are associated with the use of these technologies? and, to what extent are school districts planning to increase their use of surveillance technololgies? |
Updated 05/20/2006