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About Us
Center Overview
The University of Southern Mississippi's sports event security management and awareness program
is an outgrowth of a comprehensive, grant initiative funded by the Mississippi Office of Homeland
Security and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and awarded for the planning and development
of a national Center for Spectator Sports Security Management.
Mission
The mission is to develop a research-based model for security management of a wide variety of sport event venues.
Outcome Assessments
The initial projects resulted in:
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planning and development of the Center for Spectator Sports
Security Management
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customizing and validating a vulnerability assessment
model for sports venues
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performing seven vulnerability assessments at the state-funded
institutions of higher
learning
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creating a series of "best practices"
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developing the "Sports Event Security Aware" Seal of Approval System
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developing academic and certification programs
Background
Established in 2006, the Center for Spectator Sports Security Management is an interdisciplinary academic center. The capabilities of the Center are enhanced by it close links with
other Southern Miss academic and research centers as well as with other institutions of higher learning, professional
associations, and corporate partners.
The Center provides a unique, interdisciplinary environment that provides a mechanism for:
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building security awareness
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improving sport security policies and procedure
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enhancing emergency response and evacuation
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developing procedures for recovery operations related to terrorist incidents,
natural disasters, and crowd management issues
Goals
The goals of the Center for Spectator Sports Security Management are to:
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conduct research
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provide education/certification programs related to sport event security
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provide information dissemination
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offer a broad range of services
Objectives
Become a world-wide center of excellence in spectator sports security management
by:
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developing cutting-edge sport security research
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leading outreach provider
with services to assist sport managers with enhanced tools
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offering of an internationally recognized
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interdisciplinary graduate program in spectator
sports security management
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