[Michlib-l] Procedure for active assault

[Corey Seeman]

Hi everyone.

We have had training on the University of Michigan by the campus police.
It was great training about what to do and what not to do.  I think every
library or organization should have their own setup based on local needs.

This might be a good opportunity to reach out to the local police to see
what they suggest.  While the board members will make suggestions that have
good intent, connecting with the police might be the best way forward.

Here's hoping no one needs to use the training you might get!

Best - Corey

Corey Seeman

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On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 12:36 PM, Jaema Berman <jberman at tln.lib.mi.us>
wrote:

> We don't have a plan but our next staff meeting is Monday and I would be
> very interested in hearing what plans people do have in place. Thanks,
> Jaema Berman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Megan Buck" <meg at dcl-lib.org>
> To: "Michlib-l" <michlib-l at mcls.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 12:27:07 PM
> Subject: [Michlib-l] Procedure for active assault
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> Hi All,
>
> Does anyone have a procedure for an active assault that you would be
> willing to share? I am particularly interested in libraries that do not
> have a security person in the building and/or those that are a distance
> from the nearest law enforcement agency.
>
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>
> We had a Board member suggest that perhaps the library desk should stock
> pepper spray for emergencies (such as a person who enters the building and
> starts attacking patrons). It was suggested I find out what other libraries
> are doing to train their staff and protect patrons in the event of an
> active assault of any kind.
>
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> We do have a Policy for patron behavior, but it assumes that staff will be
> able to approach the patron and ask them to leave and/or issue a verbal
> warning that they will be calling the police. In the question above, we are
> assuming that reasoning with the person is not an option and response time
> may be long.
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> Thank you!
>
> Megan
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