Category: Articles, Education, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, Security Training Security Operatives to Recognize the Perils Posed by Weapons of Mass Exposure Part II TASA ID: 12689 This article was originally posted in the Journal of Healthcare Protection Management, Vol. 35, No. 1 - 2019.In a 2007 article in this journal, the authors detailed how to protect staff, patients and visitors from becoming contaminated after attacks by weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) or weapons of mass exposure. Given security's central role in keeping hospitals free from contamination, here they update the advice for today's world. They review the contaminants of concern, addressing the basics of effective training for security officers, how to handle the flow of vehicles and people, when to institute lockdowns, and how to don and remove personal protective equipment (PPEs).To read more, download the PDF below. Read more
Category: Articles, Education, Medical & Healthcare, Psychology/Psychiatry, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts Autism, Behavioral Treatments, Medications, and the Law TASA ID: 11342 According to federal law, a functional behavior assessment and a behavior intervention plan should be considered for any student (up to age 21) that has a behavior that interferes with learning.1 An effective behavior assessment needs to examine the antecedents and consequences of a behavior to find out why the behavior is occurring. Different behaviors can have different functions and each functional behavior assessment needs to examine behaviors separately. For example... Read more
Category: Articles, Crime Investigation, Education, Law Enforcement & Corrections, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts, Safety, School Safety/Violence 5 Reasons Why Parkland Florida School Officials and Nikolas Cruz’s Family Are Liable TASA ID: 2774 The Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School by Nikolas Cruz was initially blamed on the poor response from the Broward County Sheriff’s Department and school security.However, an investigation by the SERAPH School Safety team has found a much darker series of failures by adults in Cruz’s personal life and school life. Read more
Category: Articles, Education, Resources for Attorneys, Resources for Experts How School Districts Should Respond: Measuring Meaningful Educational Benefit TASA ID: 10771 In light of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, this article will address how school districts should respond to the decision in this case. Read more
Category: Articles, Education, Ethics, Linguistics, Resources for Attorneys What Plagiarism Is – and Is Not TASA ID: 1475 A brief definition: plagiarism is knowingly appropriating another’s original words and/or ideas and presenting them as one’s own.As a student, scholar, and professional writer, I have long been familiar with the standards governing academic honesty and plagiarism. I applied these to many academic publications, including my master’s and doctoral theses. I dealt with student plagiarism at various times in my professorial career (1967-1980), and later, as a speechwriter and corporate communicator, I applied these standards to ensure that the content of my work products, including professional articles, was either original or properly attributed. Read more
