Safety on College Campuses

514 Words2 Pages

Safety is a tremendous issue on college campuses, and additional procedures need to be taken to prevent crimes from happening. When walking onto a college campus as a young adult, people get a rush of the unknown. The unknown could be going to college parties and late night study groups. College should be like any high school or elementary school and have better security measures to protect their students. The reasons we need these extra steps are to prevent violence, give students a sense of security, and monitor visitors on campus.

First of all, violence can be prevented on campuses among the students once safety issues are put in place. There are several ways to prevent the violence including security cameras and metal detectors. For instance, Virginia Tech is an example of a college that could have avoided the massacre if they had a better security system with surveillance cameras. Moreover, security cameras could show an armed person and their location on the campus so security could get there before harm was done. Also, metal detectors in the dorms would help to ensure ...

Open Document