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Southern Miss at forefront on college sports security training.

Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Publication Date: 26-NOV-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The events of September 11, 2001, drove home some tragic lessons. Terrorists look for large gatherings of people to attack. And law enforcement personnel and other officials need a clear cut plan to deal with moving people out of affected areas so as to facilitate proper and speedy response.

A stadium full of college football fans or an arena jammed with college basketball enthusiasts is a perfect venue for such attacks. To that end, the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) has received funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to train key personnel responsible for security management of intercollegiate athletic events

across the U.S. The training will be provided through USM's Center for Spectator Sports Security Management (CSSM), an interdisciplinary center affiliated with the university's School of Human Performance and...

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