1. The Changing Context of Campus Safety (James A. Rund): As colleges and universities evolve, so too do the complexities of creating safe environments for students. This chapter describes safety in its various contexts and provides an overview for the volume.

2. Hazing: Hidden Campus Crime (Barbara B. Hollmann): Initiation traditions and rites of passage are important for group and team membership, but the violent behavior and alcohol abuse involved in hazing constitute serious campus crime. This chapter helps campus administrators to develop new strategies for attacking the hidden crime of hazing.

3. Parents and Campus Safety (Debra Sells): Parents are demanding greater inclusion in issues relating to campus safety and security. This chapter examines the historical evolution of relations between parents, students, and universities, discussing two pieces of key legislation and describing strategies to optimize common interrelationships between parents and institutions.

4. Collaboration with the Local Community (Michael L. Jackson, Cynthia Cherrey): Colleges and universities continually search for ways to enhance the safety and security of their educational programs and physical plant. This chapter examines how the University of Southern California and other institutions are using collaborative efforts with the local community to enhance their mutual safety and security through dynamic partnerships and expanded service learning, volunteer, and teaching experiences for students, faculty, staff, and campus neighbors.

5. Confronting Undesirable Traditions: A Case Study (Linda M. Clement): The necessity of extensive planning for major campus events has become essential to ensure a safe environment for all participants. This chapter explores the way one campus is challenging negative major event behaviors from pre-event preparations to post-event celebrations.

6. Addressing Ongoing Safety Issues (Michael Young, Dennis L. Nord, Yonie Harris): This chapter draws upon ongoing lessons for dealing with campus emergencies from a series of incidents, some high-profile, that occurred at the University of California, Santa Barbara, during the 2000 2001 academic year.

7. The Extended Campus Safety Abroad (Janet S. Scharman): Study abroad has evolved from small, isolated programs for students to a more integral part of many students undergraduate experience. Institutions are beginning to consider the safety aspects beyond the academic program itself. This chapter covers procedures and processes for administrators to consider.

8. Technology Safety and Security (Robert M. Schaefer): This chapter reviews safety and security issues as they relate to technology, both for individuals and for the institution.

9. September 11, 2001 (Christine K. Wilkinson): The September 11 terrorist attacks in the United States had an impact on everyone across the nation, and certainly included college campuses. This chapter addresses campus responses targeted at students and identifies future implications.

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