This presentation is part of the National Center for Campus Public Safety’s free webinar series, Campus Public Safety Online. This webinar is presented by Margolis Healy Managing Director Dan Pascale, a Certified Protection Professional, and is intended to assist colleges and universities in building a comprehensive physical security program and in assessing current capabilities beyond the use of cameras and electronic access control systems. Physical security programs should highlight the interrelationships between many elements, including people, policies, standards, equipment, response, and education. Dan discusses the value and methodology for conducting self-assessments, who should participate in the assessments, and what to do with the information collected. He also explores the interrelationships amongst people, policy, and technology, and how each of these plays an equally important role in creating safer campuses. The totality of this information is used to compare your current state of security against best and promising practices, and to identify gaps and opportunities to make reasonable enhancements.

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Building and Assessing
Your Physical Security
Program
National Center for Campus Public Safety
September 19, 2017

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Introductions
Daniel R. Pascale, CPP
Managing Director
Margolis Healy and Associates
dpascale@margolishealy.com
262-527-1332 direct
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What is a Physical Security Program?
• Define your physical security program?
- “We have 200 cameras”
- “We have card swipes”
- “We have blue light phones”
While each of these are relevant to physical security, they are only
parts to a more comprehensive program.
• Your physical security program should highlight
the interrelationships between many elements
including: People, Policies, Standards, Equipment,
Response, Education, etc.
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What is a Physical Security Program?
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Physical
Security
Program
Security
Cameras
Access
Control
Alarm
Monitoring
CPTED
Ligh<ng
Way-Finding
Policy &
Standards
Emergency
Communica<on
Safety
Walks
Surveys
Con<nuous
Improvement
Force
Mul<plica<on
Crime
Preven<on
Programs
Systems
Automa<on
Post Incident
Inves<ga<on
Sustainability Program
Management

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Understand Your Campus
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• Paint the Picture
- Type of Campus (Urban, Rural, Suburban, etc.)
- Daytime/Evening Population (Time of Year)
- Unique Infrastructure
- Reasonable Risks
- High Risk Areas and Behaviors
- Primary Areas of Study
- Climate
- Environmental Factors
- Campus History

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Challenges (Vision Killers)
• Culture
- Resistance to Change (This is how we’ve always done it)
• Budget
- “Who’s going to pay for all this”?
• Disparate/Legacy Systems
- Multiple Systems, Integration, “Outdated Technology”
• Technical Knowledge/Resources
- Reliance on Others
• Vendor Management
- Developing RFP’s, Contracts, Project Management
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Getting Started
“Begin with the end in Mind” – Stephen Covey
- What is the goal of your physical security program? What
problem are you trying to solve?
§ Crime Prevention
§ Force Multiplication/Reduction
§ Process Automation
§ Record Keeping
- When you know your goals, you can begin to assess the
programs effectiveness and identify gaps.
- There is no one size fits all solution.
- Because a peer institution has 1,000 cameras doesn’t
mean your institution should.
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Conduct An Assessment
Conducting a Campus-Wide Assessment
- Determine if this will be done internally or external
- Think globally and develop a committee w/partners
§ Facilities/Physical Plant
§ Information Technology
§ Student/Residence Life/Housing
§ Athletics
§ Faculty/Staff Representation
§ Student Groups
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Outside In/Inside Out
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• Security (Protection) In Depth
- Campus/Grounds Boundaries
- Parking Areas
- Campus Connections
- Individual Facilities
- High Risk Areas

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Understanding Your Facilities
Earlier I mentioned understanding your
campus & this extends to your buildings;
- How are facilities used?
- By whom?
- During what hours?
- What high risk areas exist and what special
countermeasures are reasonable?
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Quick Quiz
• Given this information, are you effectively
addressing the following to reach your
goals?
- Perimeter Security
§ Way-Finding Signage
§ Clear lines of sight?
§ Windows (accessibility, type)
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Understanding Your Facilities
• Access Control/Visitor Management
- How are we controlling access?
§ Mechanical
§ Electric
§ Policies (Key Control, Host Meets Guest, Visual
ID)
- Number of Ingress Points?
- Controlled or Secured Access
- Office/Classroom Locks
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Understanding Your Facilities
• Security Systems & Technology
• Cameras
• Electronic Access
• Alarms
• Emergency Communication Systems
- Emergency Phones
- Public Address
- Fire Systems
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Understanding Your Facilities
• High Risk Areas (Special Considerations)
- Science/Chemistry Labs
- Cash Handling Areas
- Residential Facilities
- Libraries
- Museums/Special Collections
- Athletic Facilities and Other Mass
Gathering Areas
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Policies & Standards
Do you have the right policies and standards in
place to guide your program?
- Facility Design Standards
- Equipment Standards
- Records Retention
- Quality Assurance
- Supporting Policy
§ Acceptable Use
§ Roles & Responsibilities
§ Purpose
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Management
Who is managing your physical security program?
• Physical security programs are typically managed
by a single “business owner” or champion
- Developing and maintaining a program is a
collaborative effort across department lines
- Can live in many different functional areas
- Requires subject matter expertise
- Collaboration
- Vendor management
- Project management
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Sustainability
• How will you pay tomorrow for what you
have today?
- State of the industry
- Equipment failure
- Emerging threats
• Options
• Capital funding (operational increases)
• Department direct funding
• Chargebacks (pass through)
• Chargebacks with fees*
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Putting it all Together
• Define what your physical security program is?
• Understand your campus/institution and its
uniqueness, reasonable threats, and resources
• Determine your program goals
• Understand and prepare for challenges
• Conduct a campus-wide assessment
• Establish/maintain policies & standards
• Be collaborative in managing program
• Consider program sustainability as threats and
technology change & equipment begins to fail
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Putting it all Together
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