FOG ADVISORS CEO Discusses Campus Security

 

May 19, 2008

 

(Oak Brook, IL)  Jeff Kedrowski, CPP, CEO and Principal Consultant of FOG ADVISORS Security Management and Public Safety Consultants, co-presented a discussion on college campus safety for students and parents at the Union Church of Hinsdale in Hinsdale, Illinois.   The session was led by Rev. Scott Matheney, Chaplain for Elmhurst College in nearby Elmhurst, Illinois.

 

"With media coverage of incidents on college and university campuses across the country, parents and students arrive on campus with a new set of expectations, questions and concerns," noted Rev. Matheney.

 

"With every incident in the news, responsible college and university administrators take a fresh look at safety and security measures on their own campuses," added Kedrowski.  "Several years back, when fires in campus housing became a concern due to a number of fatal fires, many institutions responded  by adding sprinkler systems to older buildings which did not require them when the buildings were constructed.  Now, we are seeing institutions take steps to install emergency notification systems, and to revise emergency response plans to address the latest threats of violence."  Kedrowski also took time to describe for parents and students the requirements of the Clery Act, a Federal law which obligates colleges and universities to publish standardized crime statistics and security information each year.  "The Clery Act statistics give students an opportunity to compare instances of major crimes between institutions, and allows students to have the information they need to be better informed and therefore better able to avoid being a victim."  For the benefit of worried parents, Kedrowski did comment that campuses are still statistically safer than the surrounding communities, and the most common crime on campuses nationwide is still simple theft.

 

FOG ADVISORS, LLC is an independent security management and public safety consulting firm based in Oak Brook, IL.  For further information, or to inquire about our services, contact Jeff Kedrowski, CPP, at (630) 563-9701.