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Security Staff
You may want to consider using security at your event if you:- Invite over 20 guests
- Invite guests who do not know each other
- Allow guests to bring companions
- Serve alcohol or allow alcohol use
Combining a large group of people who don’t know each other along with alcohol can sometimes lead to misunderstandings, arguments and fights. A good way to avoid any of these problems is to ask some close, trusted friends to keep an eye on security and crowd control. If you feel that your event could benefit from security staff, here is a fact sheet covering what kind of people you should consider requesting help from, and what their responsibilities should be: Click Here
Security staff can help in many ways. They can check ID’s at the door and help keep an eye on the occupancy limit. Or, they can ask people to follow the parking plan.
Typical College Students
Luckily, most Missouri college students have not been involved with physical confrontations because of alcohol use.
In the past year:
9 out of 10 Missouri college students have not been pushed, hit or assaulted because of other people’s alcohol use.
Luckily, most Missouri college students have not been involved with physical confrontations because of alcohol use.
In the past year:
9 out of 10 Missouri college students have not been pushed, hit or assaulted because of other people’s alcohol use.
Taken from the Missouri College Health Behavior Survey 2009, n=6257, given to a random sample of students at 13 publicly funded Missouri Institutions of Higher Education
Security should operate on a hands-off basis only. If they see an altercation security should ask those involved to stop of leave. If a fight doesn’t stop, staff needs to tell the guests that police will be called. Then, if they persist, security staff should contact the police and alert all staff about what is happening. This is one reason you should maintain a log for your event, which is covered in the next section.
You may think that you could never intervene in a situation like this. But, you can learn techniques to help you intervene and prevent harm to your friends and guests. Learn how you can effectively intervene at STEP UP!
http://www.stepupprogram.org/students/
The STEP UP! Program was developed by The University of Arizona C.A.T.S. Life Skills Program in partnership with the NCAA in cooperation with The BACCHUS Network and APPLE Conference.
Remember: No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!
http://www.stepupprogram.org/students/
The STEP UP! Program was developed by The University of Arizona C.A.T.S. Life Skills Program in partnership with the NCAA in cooperation with The BACCHUS Network and APPLE Conference.
Remember: No one can do everything, but everyone can do something!