The Michigan state government's School Safety Task Force has released a progress report including initial school security recommendations for K-12 environments.

Marquette University will institute new safety measures to protect the college community, including upped access control, campus police officers and more security initiatives.

Baxter Kruger, former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, has been named the new Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security.

School liaison officers will replace the school resource officer (SRO) model at four Massachusetts high schools after a safety review.

Security professionals across all sectors are still dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Bar Association (IBA) COVID-19 Task Force has released guidance on how officials in travel, manufacturing, healthcare and other sectors can best continue to fight COVID-19 on a global scale.

The Board of Executive Protection Professionals (BEPP) has begun the process of creating an official industry standard for personal protection. All interested industry professionals can apply to join the effort.

The organized retail crime initiative helps to solve retail theft cases and more effectively target the upstream criminal enterprises fueling them.

The School Safety Task Force will review the role of School Resource Officers and present recommendations to further the District’s policy goals of implementing all elements of restorative practices to ensure equitable and safe inclusive schools.

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced the creation of a task force to study and analyze best practices and procedures for recruiting, training and maintaining law enforcement officers in the state.