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BeSafe Technologies. (2021, March 8). 11 things you should know about school security cameras - BeSafe - School and Workplace Safety. BeSafe.
One of the most popular school safety technologies is the use of cameras. This article discusses various aspects of employing cameras to harden the outside of school buildings, as well as the inside.

A new chapter for the Sandy Hook School. (2016). Architectural Record, 204(9), 27–28.
This article gives insight as to innovations used in the rebuilding of Sandy Hook School.

Urban Institute. (2014). Everyday violence: Gunfire near DC schools. Elevate the Debate.
This article describes the need for and use of gunfire detection systems. The article will explain how this school safety technology works.

Fabris, P. (2014, November 6). New Sandy Hook school features could influence security standards. Building Design + Construction.
This article gives insight as to some of the technologies used when rebuilding Sandy Hook School.

Sedensky III, S. J. (1970, January 1). Report of the state's attorney for the judicial district of danbury on the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school and 36 Yogananda Street, Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. Digital Repository at the University of Maryland.
Read pages 1-23 that describe the incident that occurred at Sandy Hook School in 2012 from a law enforcement investigative point of view.

Committee on Architecture for Education. (2018, October 19). The design of safe, secure & welcoming learning environments. schoolsafety.gov.
Read pages 1-9, 25-28. You will learn the challenges and target hardening in using CPTED and Code Enforcement when building schools.

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Violence Prevention. (2021, February 23). Using environmental design to prevent school violence |violence prevention|injury Center| CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This article provides an understanding of the five elements of CPTED.