The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: Avoiding "Crying Wolf" Syndrome With Campus Emergency Alerts

March 06, 2012

Avoiding "Crying Wolf" Syndrome With Campus Emergency Alerts

Since 1990, federal law has required colleges and universities to issue timely emergency notifications. And universities have boosted efforts to sound the alarm about dangerous situations as evolving technology such as text, Twitter, Facebook and email has sped the pace of emergency disclosure. Now, some security experts worry about a "boy who cried wolf" effect on the seriousness with which alerts are received. But university officials and experts say it's not worth the risk to dither during a potentially dangerous situation. Read more at:
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2012-03-03/news/bs-md-college-alert-20120303_1_alert-system-campus-police-campuses-struggle

Mar 6, 2012 1:56:00 AM | Security/Crime

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