https://news.temple.edu/news/2022-12-06/understanding-america-relationship-firearms
Almost every day this year, a new American community has grieved in the wake of a loaded gun. Yet this reality is one that is unique to the United States, at least among developed countries. The U.S. has more gun-related deaths than any other developed country in the world.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2022-12-07/how-to-solve-American-gun-epidemic
The Supreme Court’s 2008 Heller decision gave American citizens the constitutional right to own and carry firearms. This means that only the Supreme Court has the power to change this interpretation of the Second Amendment.
https://ambler.temple.edu/academics/law-enforcement-training-center
NLTA is part of the trainees’ firearms training using Airsoft guns — models of actual on-duty firearms that are filled with compressed air. Confined Space Training Simulator.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2024-11-18/temple-becomes-first-university-region-deploy-zeroeyes-gun-detection
Temple University’s Department of Public Safety (TUDPS) is now protecting students, faculty, staff and community members with a new, cutting-edge layer of security called ZeroEyes, marking the first time that a university within Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware has implemented an AI gun detection solution that holds the full US Department o...
https://liberalarts.temple.edu/research/labs-centers-and-institutes/criminal-justice-training-program/training-programs
Temple University’s Park Ranger Law Enforcement Academy is a full-time, federally accredited 18-week program consisting of more than 680 hours of instruction designed to prepare and enable students to obtain employment with the National Park Service as a seasonal Type II law enforcement ranger.
https://news.temple.edu/2024-10-15/temple-assistant-dean-david-w-brown-appointed-executive-director-philadelphia-s-civic
Rev. David W. Brown’s new mission to combat gun violence in Philadelphia is deeply personal, stemming from a life-changing experience nearly 50 years ago when he survived an attempted drive-by shooting.
https://sites.temple.edu/cureviolencephl/what-we-do/
We provide mentorship and resources to youth and young adults in North Philadelphia and surrounding areas. We focus on those involved in high-risk street activity, victims or co-victims of violent crime, and individuals with a history of arrest or incarceration.
https://campusoperations.temple.edu/emergency-management/training-opportunities
Active assailant situations involve individuals actively harming others using weapons such as firearms, knives, or even vehicles. Such incidents can occur in various settings, including college campuses.
https://provost.temple.edu/news/2022/12/understanding-american-gun-violence-part-1-evolution-americas-relationship-firearms
Almost every day this year, a new American community has grieved in the wake of a loaded gun. Yet this reality is one that is unique to the United States, at least among developed countries. The U.S. has more gun-related deaths than any other developed country in the world.
https://news.temple.edu/news/2024-10-28/tudps-release-run-hide-fight-video
That’s the question asked by Chief of Police and Vice President for Public Safety Jennifer Griffin at the beginning of a newly released video, which explains what students, faculty, staff and community members can do if confronted by an active assailant, like a shooter.