| More college campuses across the U.S. are adding | | | | residents should insist that residential assistants and |
| surveillance cameras and other security measures to | | | | security patrols routinely check for propped doors |
| help prevent crime. Cameras are being mounted atop | | | | day and night.o Do not leave your identification, |
| buildings, in parking lots, and in dorms. Police patrol the | | | | wallets, checkbooks, jewelry, cameras, and other |
| college grounds and students volunteer to help patrol | | | | valuables in open view.o Program your phone's speed |
| and monitor dorms. Still, there are homicides, | | | | dial memory with emergency numbers that include |
| thousands of rapes, assaults, and robberies each | | | | family and friends.o Know your neighbors and don't |
| year. To add to the sting, statistics show that 80% | | | | be reluctant to report illegal activities and suspicious |
| of campus crime is student-on-student. | | | | loitering. |
| When it comes to dorms, an intruder can sneak | | | | If you are looking for other security measures you |
| inside and commit a crime. A dorm may also be an | | | | might want to consider a small security system in the |
| easy stomping ground for a thief wanting to make a | | | | form of a portable alarm. These alarms are popular |
| quick snatch of your purse, wallet, iPod, or other | | | | with travelers, apartment renters, and condo owners. |
| belonging that he can turn in for cash. No matter the | | | | There are also personal alarms that sound off when |
| severity of the crime, there are things that you can | | | | the trigger pin is pulled, plus portable door locks. The |
| do to prevent becoming a victim. Let's take a look at | | | | portable door lock is easy to use and can install on a |
| some dorm security tips that the student should | | | | door in seconds. The lock is lightweight and can stop |
| follow and that the school should provide.o Doors and | | | | someone from entering your room. You can get one |
| windows to your residence hall should be equipped | | | | as cheap as $10.00. Then there are also doorstop |
| with quality locking mechanisms. Room doors should | | | | alarms or guard dog alarms. You wedge the alarm |
| have peep holes and deadbolts. Always lock your | | | | below the door and it sounds off if someone enters. |
| room and don't loan out your key. If your key is | | | | If you are a potential student or parent trying to help |
| locked or stolen, rekey the lock.o Card access | | | | your kid decide what school to attend, you need to |
| systems are far superior to standard metal key and | | | | keep security in mind. Be sure to ask a lot of |
| lock systems and more education institutions are | | | | questions of the Admissions Department and Dean |
| embracing the feature. Card access enables | | | | of Students. For more information on what to look |
| immediate lock changes when keys are lost, stolen, | | | | for and ask go to securitycampus.org. |
| or when housing assignments change.o Dorms should | | | | There are many security tips to adhere to and |
| have a central entrance/exit lobby where nighttime | | | | security devices to choose from, but nothing beats |
| access is monitored, as well as an outside telephone | | | | having street smarts, common sense, and being |
| which visitors must use to gain access.o Dorm | | | | prepared for the worse. |