InspectionandImprovementofSecurityinSchoolFacilities-ResearchReportConcerningtheSchoolFacilitySecurityMeasuresInspection/ImprovementManual-July2007MinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnologySecretariatDepartmentofFacilitiesPlanningandAdministrationNationalInstituteofEducationalPolicyResearchIntroductionAschoolisaplaceforchildrentostudyandbeeducated,aswellastheplacewheretheyspendmostoftheirday.Forlocalsinthecommunity,itisexpectedtobeaplaceforlifelonglearningandthebaseofaregionalcommunity,whichcanalsobeusedasatemporaryevacuationsiteincaseofdisasterssuchasearthquakesTherefore,schoolsshouldhaveasafeandsecurefacilityenvironmentforchildrenandthosewhoareconcernedtotheschool.Recently,ithasbeenrequiredtotakefurthermeasurestosecurethesafetyofchildrenconsideringtheoccurrenceofintrusioncasesatschoolsandonschoolroutes.TheMinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnologyhasbeentakingactionplanstopromote“ChildrenSafetyProject”asacomprehensivemeasuretoenhanceschoolsafetysince2002.Guidelineswereissuedincluding“CrisisControlManualagainstInvaderstoSchool(December2002)",“ResearchReportconcerningSecurityMeasuresofSchoolFacilities(September2004)”asaguidelineforsecuritymeasuresofschoolfacilities,and“ResearchReportConcerningSchoolFacilitySecurityMeasuresInspection/ImprovementManual(June,2006)”madeincooperativelybytheMinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnologyandtheNationalInstituteofEducationalPolicyResearch".Althoughcrimepreventionmeasuresnecessaryforschoolfacilitieshavebeenemployedbymanyschools,suchastheintroductionofIDcardsforvisitorsandthecreationofa“manualagainstsuspiciousinvadersinschools”,itisalsonecessarytotakecontinuousmeasuresfordailyinspectionsandsecuritytrainingtoproperlycopewithinvadersoranyotherharmfulaccidents.Thismustbedonewithinlimitedhumanresourcesandbudgetforconductingpracticalsecuritymeasures,asthereareanumberofissuestotackleforschools,suchasdailyeducationalactivitiesandthelearningandlifestylesofthestudents.Inthiscircumstance,theNationalInstituteofEducationalPolicyResearchconductedschoolsecuritymeasuresofschoolsandmunicipalofficeswhoactivelytackletheseissues,incooperationwiththeMinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnology,tofurtherpromotesecuritymeasuresofschoolfacilities.Thisreportsummarizes:thecurrentstatusandpastactivitiesofsecuritymeasurestakenbytheMinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnologyinChapter1,casestudiesofschoolsandlocalauthoritiestoactivelytakemeasuresoneachactionitemnecessaryforcrimecontrolinChapter2,outlineofeachcasetoshowthebackgroundstoriesandstatusofthecasestudiesofChapter2inChapter3,andmajoritemsconcerningthefutureinspectionandimprovementofsecuritymeasuresinschoolfacilitiesbasedonthecasesinthisreportinChapter4.Itisexpectedthatthisreportwillleadtoopportunitiesforfurtherinspectionandimprovementofsecuritymeasuresinfutureschoolfacilities.InspectionandimprovementofSecuritiesofSchoolFacilities--ResearchReportConcerningSchoolFacilitySecurityMeasuresInspection/ImprovementManual--ContentsIntroductionBackground……………………………………………………………………………………………Currentstatus………………………………………………………………………………………HowtoUsethisReport…………………………………………………………………………………Thecatalystforthemeasuresandstudyframework…………………………………...