Securing Our Future: Best Practice Recommendationsfor Campus Safety and Violence Prevention

By Amanda Botelho Robbins

As recent events remind us, college campuses are not immunefrom violence. Protecting students, faculty, staff, and visitorsfrom any violence that they may encounter – whether from astranger with a gun or from a peer at a party – is foundationaland essential if we expect a campus community to thrive andsucceed in an academic environment. Recognizing this, in Jan-uary 2016, the Massachusetts Commissioner of Higher Educa-

tion assembled a Campus Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force consisting ofexperts from around the state. The panel included higher education presidents,campus police chiefs, Title IX coordinators, and student leaders as well as represen-tatives of the Commonwealth’s executive branch and agencies, and communitybased practitioners.

Over the next six months, the Task Force, led by security consulting firm TSG So-lutions, Inc. (TSG), set out to address two risks that threaten our institutions ofhigher education: active shooter and sexual violence. Over the course of its study,TSG and the Task Force conducted a statewide survey designed to assess existingpolicies and practices on campus safety and violence prevention at the Common-wealth’s 29 public institutions of higher education, reviewed national best practicesand emerging research in the associated subject areas, conducted campus visits andinterviews with senior staff and students, and provided a comprehensive review ofkey findings — all of which contributed to the development of recommendationson how to best protect the campus community from harm. The result is a morethan 120-page report entitled, Securing Our Future: Best Practice Recommendationsfor Campus Safety and Violence Prevention. The report was formally accepted by theMassachusetts Board of Higher Education (BHE) on June 14. The full report canbe found here.

While TSG and the Task Force found institutions continue to make significantstrides in their efforts to improve campus safety and security, the report stresses theneed to continue to develop and enhance their safety, security, and emergency man-agement protocols, trainings, and systems/equipment in order to adequately planfor and maintain an optimal level of preparedness. The report provides a series ofrecommendations on how to most effectively reach those objectives, focusing on acoordinated, collaborative approach to campus safety continued on page 8

2016 ASIS Boston Chapter Leadership

Shannon Roddy, Chairpersonsroddy@rsiginc.com

Craig McQuate, CPP, Vice Chair Craig.McQuate@takeda.com

Stewart Prue, MSM, Secretarysprue@partners.org

Jim Healey, Treasurerjjhealey@verizon.net

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The Security BeaconSeptember 2016 Boston Chapter of ASIS International

In this issue...

Violence prevention on campus 1

Chairperson’s Message 2

A patriot of Persia 3

Upcoming Events 4

CPP Profile 5

Manning Fund Nomination Form 6

Certification Reviews next month 8

Please support our generous ASISBoston Chapter supporters

Submit your nominations now! The deadline for nominating can-didates for the annual ASIS Boston John P. Manning Scholarship Award isSeptember 30, 2016. Turn to page 6 to nominate your candidates today!

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Chairperson’s Message Human trafficking presentation headlinesfall chapter programming

Dear Boston Chaptermembers,

On behalf of theBoston Chapter Execu-tive Committee, I’d like

to wish everyone a fabulous fall season.Your ASIS Boston Chapter is startingthe season with a fabulous program ofactivities.

The next dinner meeting will be held at the Sheraton Needham Hotel onThursday, September 22 and it prom-ises to be an outstanding program.Wendy L. Macías-Konstantopoulos,MD, MPH, will present on the topic of Human Trafficking. An attendingphysician in the Department of Emer-gency Medicine at Massachusetts Gen-eral Hospital, Macías-Konstantopoulosis active in policy advocacy efforts onbehalf of trafficked individuals as amember of the New Hampshire Attor-ney General’s Commission to CombatHuman Trafficking, the MassachusettsAttorney General’s Interagency HumanTrafficking Task Force, the LeadershipAdvisory Board for the federal Massa-chusetts State Child Welfare TraffickingGrant, and the SOAR National Techni-cal Working Group for the U.S. De-partment of Health and HumanServices. Macías-Konstantopoulos alsoserves as Chair of the MassachusettsMedical Society Committee on Vio-lence Intervention and Prevention.Widely known for her expertise in pub-lic speaking, public health research andhealth professional training, she willbring a unique depth of knowledge, in-formation and ideas to this importantpresentation.

A lunch meeting will follow on Thurs-day, October 20, 2016 (location/topicTBA).

Members who want to advance their se-curity careers should consider register-ing for the CPP/PCP/PCI reviewcourse being held on October 24 – 28at Axis Communications in Chelms-ford. This program will help yousharpen your skills and prepare you forcertification.

Not quite ready to join a review course?ASIS Boston has you covered. Join aCPP study group at Pinkerton every2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at6:30 pm. There is no registration re-quired to take part in this group.

For the past two years, the BostonChapter has awarded over $19 thou-sand through the Manning Fund Schol-arship. Manning Fund Scholarshipnominees must be enrolled in an ac-credited educational institution and besponsored by an ASIS member. Candi-dates also must be a relative of an ASISmember (son, daughter, spouse, grand-parent, or grandchild) or be an ASISmember themselves.

If you or someone in your family is at-tending school this year and would ben-efit from a noteworthy scholarship tooffset the high cost of education, pleaseconsider applying for this valuableaward. The deadline to apply is Tues-day, September 20, 2016. Please note:A security-related field of study is notrequired to be eligible for this award.Winners will be invited to our Chap-ter’s Annual Award Night on Thursday,November 17, 2016.

I encourage each of you to become in-volved with the ASIS Boston Chapter.Our ability to meet the needs of fellowChapter members is dependent on thegenerous participation of people likeyou. Your help is needed for your ASISBoston Chapter to succeed.

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Please feel free to join the ExecutiveCommittee 90 minutes before eachscheduled Chapter meeting and takeyour membership to another level.Don’t hesitate to contact me or anotherBoard member if you need assistance,direction or have ideas for our Chapter.

I look forward to seeing you at an upcoming ASIS Boston event.

Sincerely,

Shannon Roddy, ChairpersonASIS Boston Chapter

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Read any good bookslately?

Write a review of a book you’veread about security or a relatedsubject and submit it to The Security Beacon for an upcomingissue. Book reviews should be250-350 words in length. Questions? Emailrichard_zupan@identicard.com.

ASIS Book Review:Patriot of Persia:Muhammad Mossadeghand a Tragic Anglo-American Coup

By Christopher de BellaigueReviewed by Mark H. Beaudry, PhD, CPP

Christopher de Bellaigue has providedsome very good insight into the person-ality and political life of the late Dr.Muhammed Mossadegh, former primeminister of Iran and the man who na-tionalized the country’s oil industry.This book also provides valuable infor-mation about the socioeconomic cir-cumstances during the crucial years ofMossadesgh’s leadership and the rootsof the deep-seated Iranian mistrust ofthe British and Americans.

Muhammad Mossadegh was a Western-educated Iranian liberal reformer whoseultimate goal was to make Iran botheconomically and politically independ-ent from the West. De Bellaigue pres-ents intimate knowledge of US -Iranian relations and how Great Britainconvinced the US to take its side in itseffort to reestablish Mossadegh’s rival,

Shah Muhammad-Reza Pahlavi, in thecoup in 1953. That action led to the1979 Revolution and the taking of 52American diplomats and citizens ashostages. It is important for readers tobe exposed to the real history of Iran inorder to understand the Iranians’ deepmistrust and sometime, hatred, of theUS and UK.

De Bellaigue has written an exception-ally well-researched book and it servesas a lesson on Iranian politics from the1930s to the 1950s. I would recom-mend this book to anybody who wantsto know about one of the short-sightedforeign policy blunders of the US andUK that led to long-term tragic conse-quences for the people of both Iran andthe US. This policy suffered its firstmajor setback in 1979 with the arrivalof the Mullahs to supreme power inIran. The ongoing impact could lead toother major setbacks for American in-terests in the Middle East.

During Mossadegh’s short time asPrime Minister of Iran (1951 to 1953),his highest priority was to nationalizethe Iranian assets of the Anglo-IranianOil Company (AIOC) (today known asBritish Petroleum or BP) so his countrywould receive a fair share of the pro-ceeds from the extraction and sale ofoil. The Iranian oil industry had beenunder British control since 1913.Mossadegh wanted friendship with theWest based on mutual respect and in-dependence. Mossadegh was a classicexample of a true visionary in the early20th century striving for change in aland where customs and religion rundeep and are often difficult to under-stand. His education in France andSwitzerland gave him a radical perspec-tive on life-embracing democratic val-ues and statesmanship with practicalbut not overly religious influences.Mossadegh wanted only the best for

Iran and offered new ideas to the peo-ple of Persia.

This book chronicles his life intimately,presenting the portrait of a complicatedman who held a deep and enduringlove for his people and his country. Thefocus on his family dynamics is excel-lent and de Bellaigue narrates with ob-jectivity the life of MuhammadMossadegh.

The author should be commended forwriting such an informative and bal-anced report on an Iranian patriot andthe failed attempt at democracy inmodern Iran. I highly recommend thisbook to anyone who wants to knowabout politics in Iran, the roots of the1979 Islamic Revolution, and for peo-ple who want to understand our cur-rent relationship with Iran.

Book reviewer Mark H. Beaudry, PhD,CPP, is a frequent contributor to The Security Beacon. He is chairman of theASIS International Leadership Manage-ment and Practices Council and a mem-ber of the ASIS Crime Prevention andLoss Prevention Council.

Calendar of Events September - December 4

22

ASIS Boston September Dinner Meeting

28

ASIS Webinar: Liaison and internalawareness program

September

7

ASIS Webinar: Essential Security Collaboration: A multi-disciplinaryapproach to the insider threat

10-11

CPP/PSP/PCI Review ProgramOrange County Convention CenterOrlando, FL

11

Pre-Seminar Program: Soft Targets,active shooters, workplace violence:CPTED Solutions

Pre-Seminar Program: Banking & Financial Services

Pre-Seminar Program: Like Oil &Water, physical and cybersecurity don’tmix, but can they?

Pre-Seminar Program: The SecurityPractitioner of the Future: Challenges& opportunities

Pre-Seminar Program: Security Lead-ership & Tools: Prepare now for tomorrow

Pre-Seminar Program: Successful secu-rity consulting

12-15

ASIS International 62nd Annual Seminar and ExhibitsOrlando, FLRegistration is happening now. Go totradeshowregistrar.com to sign up today.

October

5

ASIS Webinar: Current trends inglobal terrorism

19

ASIS Webinar: Keeping mobile elec-tronics safe while traveling

20

ASIS Boston Lunch Meeting

24-28

ASIS Boston CPP/PCP/PCI ReviewCourseAxis CommunicationsChelmsford, MA

November

9

ASIS Webinar: Social Media and the Modern Student: Industry and technology trends

16

Best practices in security training andlearning programs

17

ASIS Boston Awards Night

December

7

ASIS Webinar: The Lone Gunman:Psychological and threat assessmentperspective

Ongoing

ACFE Webinar: Money Laundering inthe Digital Currency Environment

Order online at www.acfe.com or byphoning (800) 245-3321

To register for ASIS International webinars and classroom programs, visitwww.asisonline.org

The benefits of ASISmembership

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Pay just $99 and receive a webi-nar subscription for all ASIS-produced webinars throughDecember 31, 2016 (exceptthose with restricted access).This exceptional value providesmore than 30 percent savingsover the cost of just one webi-nar.

Not an ASIS member yet? Pur-chase a nonmember subscrip-tion for all ASIS webinars forjust $350. Visit www.asison-line.org to learn more.

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ASIS Update

ASIS International offers freedownloads each month on a variety of vital security-relatedtopics. Visit www.asisonline.orgto access ASIS curated resourceson Active Shooter Proceduresfor Schools, Travel Security, Antiterrorism, and more.

Not an ASIS member? Advanceyour career by joining now. Visit the ASIS Internationalwebsite for details.

CPP Profile: Emidio DiVirgilio, Jr.Certification helps new safety director stay current

ASIS Boston member Emidio DiVirgilio, Jr., CPP, beganhis career as an industrial engineer before entering the fieldof security. The incoming Senior Safety & Security Direc-tor for Tufts Health Plan (THP) finds CPP certificationprovides valuable skills for managing the responsibilities ofhis new job.

Security Beacon: Can you describe a typical day?DiVirgilio: My days vary as I am transitioning to a new role at Tufts Health Plan(THP) as the Safety and Security Director. However, the most time I spend involves safety-related issues, such as ergonomic evaluations and following up onsecurity-related incidents. We get many requests for special chairs, keyboards andother ergonomic equipment, which I process. On average, I conduct approximately300 ergonomic evaluations per year.

I also have our contract security staff reporting to me. I work with the accountmanager daily on incidents, upcoming events and staff planning. I review and fol-low up on any security incident reports related to anything involving medical issues(slips/falls) and safety procedure changes.

Employee and security staff training is a big part of my job as well. I conduct train-ing sessions on adult and infant/child CPR, personal safety practices, safety relatedtraining with our real estate staff, (lockout/tag for electric work), and hazard com-munication, as well as a course in managing aggressive behavior.

I am also responsible for the fire suppression and detection systems in our facilities.I arrange/schedule maintenance of these systems for all our buildings and our datacenter.

The security staff and I work with our HR Department on terminations and otheremployee issues, if needed.

Lastly, I handle day-to-day questions and concerns from our employees regardingsafety, security, access control, and parking. Bikes are becoming a more popularmethod to get to work and we have a bike cage in our garage. The Safety and Secu-rity Department is also involved in managing our carpooling program, electriccharging stations, and parking incentive programs as well. We encourage employeesto carpool and /or use alternate means of transportation to get to and from work.

Security Beacon:When did you become a CPP?DiVirgilio: I passed the CPP certification exam in 2011. I studied with two col-leagues and took the Boston Chapter course at Axis Communications in Chelms-ford. To get more background, I talked to many CPPs as to what study methodsthey used. Some had PowerPoints that they turned over to me. By studying for this continued on page 8

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Securing Our Future, cont’d pg 1

and violence prevention, planning andprevention efforts, emergency commu-nications, reporting of incidents of vio-lence (or potential incidents), andresponse procedures and protocols.

Campus safety road mapPerhaps most importantly, the reportrecognizes that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for our institutions. There-fore, the recommendations put forth byTSG and the Task Force are designed toprovide a strategic roadmap that can beutilized by a variety of stakeholders en-gaged with institutions of higher educa-tion to address the current andanticipated future challenges of campussafety and violence prevention. Addi-tional discussions must be had andwork must be done to navigate thisroadmap through a collaborative effort,utilizing and building on the planningtools and structures already in place atthe system, segmental, and institutionallevels.

For next steps in this process, the BHEdirected the Commissioner to workwith the institutions to coordinate efforts to implement the recommenda-tions and secure necessary resources.

For more information, please contactAmanda Botelho Robbins at508.269.3343 or a.botelho@tsgsinc.com.

Contributor Amanda Botelho Robbins is asenior security consultant at TSG Solutions,Inc. She has been an ASIS member since2013.

CPP Profile, cont’d pg 5

exam, I gained a greater appreciationfor all the aspects of security includingI.T., physical and investigations. WhenI prepared for the exam I studied con-cepts and definitions. The test itselfasked me to apply these concepts,which made it harder than I expected.By having the CPP certification, I amincentivized to stay current with secu-rity changes. Attending chapter meet-ings, conferences and workshops hasalso helped me to stay on top of my joband assisted me in preparation for mynew role. It has helped me with credi-bility both within my company andwhen working with outside agencies.The certification has also assisted me inobtaining my upcoming new position.

Security Beacon: Have you used anyCPP/ASIS documentation on thejob?DiVirgilio: I have worked with currentTufts Manager of Safety & SecurityMark Foster to develop workplace vio-lence response procedures through ASISguidelines. We are constantly revisingpolicies and procedures to keep current.

Three Certification Review Courses offerednext month

Prepare for your next promotion byjoining your ASIS Boston colleaguesand peers at a fall certification reviewcourse in October. ASIS Boston willconduct a CPP Review Course at AxisCommunications in Chelmsford onMonday, October 24 – Wednesday, October 26, 2016. Cost to attend isjust $75.

On Thursday, October 27 and Friday,October 28, PSP and PCI reviews willbe held. Six members are required to at-tend each course, so register now. Costto attend the PSP and PCI reviews is$25 each.

These low-priced prep courses are anincredible value for individuals plan-ning to take the CPP, PSP or PCI Cer-tification test. All review courses aretaught by certified Boston Chaptermembers.

Watch your inbox for a registrationemail soon and sign up early! Don’tmiss this chance to sharpen your skillswith ASIS Boston.