Athletic Event Safety
There have been a significant number of violent incidents at school athletic events throughout the nation in recent years. These events include assaults, riots, fighting, shootings, and stabbing incidents.
Experts say the success of school athletic event security can be linked to strategies associated with the following categories:
- adequate staffing and supervision
- planning of security strategies
- thoughtful emergency preparedness planning
Safety Risks
Most school athletic events do not pose a large security threat, especially at the middle school level. They attract smaller crowds of spectators and involve less emotional rivalries.
On the other hand, large high school football and basketball games can draw much higher crowds, be highly competitive, and require high levels of security. There may also be a lower level of adult supervision, mobility, and visibility. This causes some serious safety concerns at the high school level.
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3-1. Which of the following events poses the greatest safety and security concerns?
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