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Deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans prompts security questions
NEW ORLEANS — As city and state leaders look at ways to enhance security in the wake of the deadly New Year's terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, they are now getting a crash course by learning from the missed opportunities of the past and possible solutions for the immediate future.
Security expert Chris Joffe said barricades alone are not enough.
“What really we want to focus in on are the other layers that were in place, both the ones that did work and the ones that didn’t,” Joffe said.
Security Expert: Bollards alone likely would not have prevented Bourbon St. attack
NEW ORLEANS — Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick and other officials have said repeatedly over the last few days that even if bollards previously installed on Bourbon Street were in place and operational, they would not have stopped the terror attack on New Year’s Day.
That’s because the suspect drove up onto the sidewalk to get around a parked police car. Security expert Chris Joffe agrees, saying that no single security measure could stop someone willing to die to hurt others.
#49 Book Review: "All Clear: Lessons from a Decade Managing School Crisis" by Chris Joffe
Dr. Sciarretta shares his review of Chris Joffe's new book, "All Clear: Lessons from a Decade Managing School Crisis." The book ventures beyond typical safety protocols, uncovering the layers of complexity in crisis management and the power of community unity in fortifying our educational institutions. This episode will give you a sneak peak to the books insights that promise to arm you with knowledge and inspire a collective commitment to safer schools.
Nashville shooting spurs U.S. schools to review security -- again
In parts of the United States, law enforcement and school resource officers were pulled off campuses in 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic prompted a shift to virtual learning, and also in the wake of protests against police violence that swept the country that year, according to Chris Joffe, a security, safety and medical support consultant.
His company, Joffe Emergency Services, holds disaster and threat-preparedness training for schools around the country and has heard from hundreds of schools since Monday's attack, Joffe said.
The Continuum of School Security
AASA SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR
March 2023 Issue
Review Your School’s Approach to Safety and Security Risk Management
NAIS - co written with Megan Mann, Myra McGovern, Morva McDonald and Mike Davis (behind a paid firewall, for NAIS members only)
Legal Notes: Safety and Security Systems
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
Fall 2022 issue
Meet Chris Joffe of Joffe Emergency Services
VOYAGELA
How Schools Can Adapt Pandemic Protocols to Support Students’ Mental Health
EDSURGE
Risk & Compliance: Developing a Business Continuity Plan
NET ASSETS / NBOA
On gun violence
CQ RESEARCHER | CQ PRESS
Stopping School Shootings
LA PARENT
North Carolina Independent School Launches Worldwide Online Model for Student in Grades 7-12
YES! WEEKLY
The Fires Next Time: Climate Change and Business Continuity
NET ASSETS / NBOA
Preparing for the worst
SANTA MONICA MIRROR
Rabbi’s Disaster To Do List: 10 Community-Restoring Actions from the SoCal Fires
RAVBLOG
Celebrating Light and Hope in Our Time of Darkness
JEWiSH JOURNAL
Free Emergency Preparedness Training For Santa Monica Businesses s
SANTA MONICA MIRROR