Securing The Building, Grounds, & Transportation

1. If a parent comes to visit the school, they should be...

Asked for their ID and issued a visitors badge.

Given access to their child's classroom without question.

Asked to leave.

Asked to come back at lunch time.

Regulating access to a school requires sound visitor management procedures. At a minimum, visitors should not be able to enter the school without registering at the main office. This should require proof of identification; the issuance of a visitor badge and visitors should be escorted.

Explanation

Regulating access to a school requires sound visitor management procedures. At a minimum, visitors should not be able to enter the school without registering at the main office. This should require proof of identification; the issuance of a visitor badge and visitors should be escorted.

2. What is the best way to control school entrances?

Single point of entry

Place security guards at every entrance.

Do not allow entrance between 9 am and 2 pm.

Place doorbells at all outside entrances.

Effective access control requires that entry to and from a facility be regulated. A single point of entry allows for such monitoring.

Explanation

Effective access control requires that entry to and from a facility be regulated. A single point of entry allows for such monitoring.

3. Shrubs near the school should be no taller than...

3 feet

5 feet

2 feet

6 feet

Shrubs near the school should not be taller than 3 feet, eliminating hiding spaces and providing clear lines of sight.

Explanation

Shrubs near the school should not be taller than 3 feet, eliminating hiding spaces and providing clear lines of sight.

4. Which is NOT one of the key components of CPTED?

Natural Surveillance

Access Control

Territoriality

Carefulness

The key components of CPTED that relate to more secure entrances include Natural Surveillance, Access Control, and Territoriality.

Explanation

The key components of CPTED that relate to more secure entrances include Natural Surveillance, Access Control, and Territoriality.

5. What is CPTED?

Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design

Community Protection Through Emergency Design

Crime Prevention That Expedites Discipline

Community Protection Through Environmental Design

CPTED has been around since the 1970s, and while the term was coined by criminologist C. Ray Jeffery, the principles in practice today are a combination of multidisciplinary efforts.

Explanation

CPTED has been around since the 1970s, and while the term was coined by criminologist C. Ray Jeffery, the principles in practice today are a combination of multidisciplinary efforts.