National School Safety and Security Services frequently receives inquiries from students, researchers, youth-service professionals, media, and others for a listing of articles and other publications written by Ken Trump, president and CEO. Ken provides training and consulting nationally on school security, crisis preparedness, and associated school safety issues. In an effort to share his messages with as many people as possible, he also frequently writes for professional journals and other publications. A partial list of recommended readings include:

Ken Trump was the first school security book author who has served as a career school security professional with a background that includes serving as a large urban school security officer, investigator, gang unit supervisor, and director, and as a national consultant for urban, suburban, and rural school staff and first responders from all 50 states and in Canada.

Select publications include:

Author of Proactive School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning (Corwin Press, 2011)

Author of Classroom Killers? Hallway Hostages? How Schools Can Prevent and Manage School Crises (Corwin Press, 2000)

Author of Practical School Security: Basic Guidelines for Safe and Secure Schools (Corwin Press, 1998)

Author of School Security Blog  (2010-present)

Contributing Writer, District Administration Magazine (2010-present)

Editorial advisory board member for several school security publications (1992-2000)

Trump, K.S. (2011, February). Security and Crisis Plans Needed for Administration Sites — Not Just Schools.  District Administration Magazine.  Norwalk, CT: Professional Media Group LLC

Trump, K.S. (2011, January).  The Politicization of Bullying.  District Administration Magazine, pp.54-61.  Norwalk, CT: Professional Media Group LLC

Trump, K.S. (2010, September).  Keeping Schools Safe During Tight Budget Times. District Administration Magazine, pp. 56-60.  Norwalk, CT: Professional Media Group LLC

Trump, K.S. (2010, July/August). Protecting Elementary Students from Harm.  District Administration Magazine, p.92, Norwalk, CT: Professional Media Group LLC

Trump, K.S. (Spring 2009).  School Emergency Planning: Back to the Basics.  Student Assistance Journal, pp.12-17.  Troy, Michigan: Performance Resource Press.

Trump, K.S. (April 2009).  Columbine’s 10th anniversary finds Lessons Learned.  District Administration Magazine, pp.26-30.

Trump, K.S. (2009, March).  Communicating Safety.  The American School Board Journal, pp.29-31.  Alexandria, Virginia: The National School Boards Association

Trump, K.S. (2008, January).  School Security and Emergency Preparedness Trends.  School Planning & Management, p.21.  Dayton, Ohio: Peter Li, Inc.

Trump, K.S. (2007, November). Buyer Beware: School Shootings Trigger Targeting of School Budgets. School Planning and Management, pp.S6-10.  Dayton, Ohio: Peter Li, Inc.

Trump, K.S. (Spring 2007).  Lessons learned: school security and emergency planning. SEEN Magazine, pp. 103, 107.  Charlotte, North Carolina: SouthEast Education Network.

Trump, K.S. (2007, February).  The fourth “R” in education. Law Enforcement Technology Magazine, pp.74-78. Cygnus Business Media.

Trump, K.S. (2007, February).  A Game Plan for Safety. The American School Board Journal, pp. 26-29. Alexandria, Virginia: The National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (2007, January).  School Security and Emergency Planning Trends. School Planning and Management, p.17.  Dayton, Ohio: Peter Li, Inc.

Trump, K.S. (2004, November). Trends in School Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning: Keeping School Administrators “In the Know” and Out of the Spotlight.  School Planning & Management, Volume 43, Issue 11, pp.S16-S20.  Dayton, Ohio: Peter Li, Inc.

Lavarello, C., and Trump, K.S. (2003, September/October). To Arm or Not to Arm. Principal Magazine, Volume 83, Number 1, p.72.  Alexandria, Virginia: The National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Trump, K.S., and Lavarello, C. (2003, March). No Safe Havens. Are schools vulnerable to terrorism? A new national survey raises troubling questions. The American School Board Journal, Volume 190, No. 3, pp. 19-21. Alexandria, Virginia: The National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (2003, February). Preparing Schools for Terrorism.  School Planning & Management, Volume 42, Issue 2, pp.42-46.  Dayton, Ohio: Peter Li, Inc.

Lavarello, C., and Trump, K.S. (2002, November/December). Schools Are Vulnerable to Attack.  National Academy Associate, Volume 4, Number 6, pp.30-36.  Quantico, Virginia: FBI National Academy Associates, Inc.

Lavarello, C., and Trump, K.S. (2002, November). School Preparedness for Terrorism.  School Planning & Management, Volume 41, Issue 11, pp.S2,S4.  Dayton, Ohio: Peter Li, Inc.

Trump, K.S. (2002, July). The Impact of Terrorism on School Safety Planning. School Planning & Management, Volume 41, Issue 7, pp.22-26.  Dayton, Ohio: Peter Li, Inc.

Trump, K.S. (2002, May). Be Prepared, Not Scared. Principal Magazine, Volume 81, Number 5, pp.10-14.  Alexandria, Virginia: The National Association of Elementary School Principals.

Trump, K.S.  (2002, April). School Security and Crisis Planning: Be Aware and Prepared, Not Scared!  PSBA Bulletin, Volume 66, Number 2, pp.18-20.  New Cumberland, PA: Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

Lavarello, C., and Trump, K.S.  (2002, April). Dispelling the Myths About School-Based Policing. PSBA Bulletin, Volume 66, Number 2, pp.34-36.  New Cumberland, PA: Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (2001, November). Special Focus: School Security. The Latest School of Thought. Security Management, Volume 45, Number 11, pp.60-66.  Alexandria, Virginia: The American Society for Industrial Security.

Trump, K.S. (2001, October). Assessing and Managing Student Threats. The School Administrator, Number 9, Vol. 58, No. 9, p.50.  Arlington, Virginia:  The American Association of School Administrators.

Trump, K.S.(2001, June). Sorting Safety Consultants from Pretenders.  The School Administrator, Number 6, Vol. 58, p.38.  Arlington, Virginia:  The American Association of School Administrators.

Trump, K.S., and Lavarello, C. (2001, March). Buyer Beware: What To Look For When You Hire A School Security Consultant and To Arm or Not To Arm?. The American School Board Journal, Volume 188, No. 3, pp. 30-34. Alexandria, Virginia: The National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S.  (2000, November). School Safety Consulting Services: Buyer Beware! Updating School Board Policies, Volume 31, Number 5, pp.1-3. Alexandria, Virginia: National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (Summer 2000).  How Safe is Your School?  Student Assistance Journal. Volume 12, Number 3, pp.16-20.  Troy, MI: Performance Resource Press.

Trump, K.S. (1999, June).  School Security and Crisis Preparedness: Make it Your Business!  School Business Affairs. Volume 65, Number 6, pp. 15-18. Reston, VA:  Association of School Business Officials International.

Trump, K.S. (1999, May). Scared or Prepared? Reducing Risks with School Security Assessments.   The High School Magazine.  Volume 6, Number 7, pp. 18-23. Reston, Virginia:  National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Trump, K. S. (1999, March/April).  School Security and Crisis Management: Reducing Risks and Increasing Preparedness.  Ohio School Law Journal, Volume 11, Issue 1, pp.1-3.   Cleveland, Ohio: West Group.

Trump, K.S. (1999, February). How to Handle Bomb Threats and Suspicious Devices.  School Planning& Management. Volume 38,  Issue 2,  pp.28-32. Dayton, Ohio:  Peter Li, Inc.

Trump, K.S.  (1999).  Managing and Preventing Gang Activity on Campus.  In ASIS Standing Committee on Educational Institutions (Ed.), Campus Security and Crime Prevention,  pp.63-68.  Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Industrial Security

Trump, K.S.  (1998, June-July). Crisis in the Classroom: Can your Schools’ Security Pass the Exam?  Updating School Board Policies, Volume 29, Number 3, pp.1-4.  Alexandria, Virginia: National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (1998, June).  Gangs and School Safety.   In D. Ramos and T. Mahoney (Ed).  The Gang Guidebook (in pdf file format),  pp. 22-26. Columbus, Ohio: The Office of Criminal Justice Services.

Trump, K.S. (1998, March).  Keeping the peace:  What you should know about staffing a school security department.  The American School Board Journal, Volume 185, No. 3, pp. 31, 34-35.  Alexandria, Virginia: The National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (1998, February).  Gang awareness training is critical to effective school security.  Inside School Safety, Volume 2, Number10, pp.1, 5-7.  Frederick, Maryland:  Aspen Publishers.

Hylton, J.B., and Trump, K.S. (1997, December). Hard Lessons in School Security, Security Management, Volume 41, No. 12, pp.28-33.Alexandria, Virginia: American Society for Industrial Security.

Trump, K.S. (1997, August/September). The gang legitimacy facade: Is your district a target for deception? Updating School Board Policies, Volume 28, No.4, pp.7-10. Alexandria, Virginia: National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (1997, August). Security: Can your district pass the exam? , Ohio School Boards Association Journal, Volume 41, No. 6, pp.6-7. Westerville, Ohio: Ohio School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (1997, May). Conducting effective school security assessments. Inside School Safety, Volume 2, No. 1, pp.1-4. Frederick, Maryland :Aspen Publishers.

Trump, K.S. (1997). Security policy, personnel, and operations. In J.C. Conoley and A.P. Goldstein (Ed.). School Violence Intervention: A Practical Handbook. New York, New York: Guilford Publications, Inc., pp.265-289.

Atkinson, W.K., Schmidt, L.M., Trump, K.S., and Walker, M. (1996). Organizing the community’s response to gangs. In C.R. Huff (Ed.). Gangs In America, Second Edition. Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications, Inc.

Trump, K.S. (1996). Gangs and school safety. In A.M. Hoffman (Ed.). Schools,Violence and Society. Westport, CT: The Greenwood Publishing Group (Praeger Publishers), pp.45-58.

Huff, C.R., and Trump, K.S. (1996, August). Youth violence and gangs: School safety and security initiatives in urban and suburban school districts. Education and Urban Society, Volume 28, No. 4, pp.492-503. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Trump, K.S. (1995, December). School security assessments and crisis preparedness.  Updating School Board Policies, Volume 26, No. 6, pp.1-5. Alexandria, Virginia: National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (1995, May/June). School safety and security: Protecting assets and minimizing liability. Ohio School Law Journal, Volume 7, No. 2,pp.13-16. Cleveland, Ohio: Banks-Baldwin Law Publishing Company.

Torok, W.C., & Trump, K.S. (1994, May). Gang intervention: Police and school collaboration. FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin , Volume 63, No. 5, pp.13-17. Washington, D.C.: The Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Trump, K.S. (1993, Winter). Knowing no boundaries. School Safety, pp.8-11. Malibu, California: National School Safety Center. (On youth gangs and school safety.)

Trump, K.S. (1993, Fall). Effective school safety and security programs. Updating School Board Policies, Volume 24, No. 4, pp.10-12. Alexandria, Virginia: National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (1993, July). Tell teen gangs: School’s out. The American School Board Journal, pp.39-42. Alexandria, Virginia: National School Boards Association.

Trump, K.S. (1993, Spring). Youth gangs and school security. School Intervention Report. Holmes Beach, Florida: The Safe Schools Coalition, Inc.

Torok, W.C., & Trump, K.S. (1993, February). Police, school youth gang units help reduce violence, gang activity. Ohio Police Chief Magazine. Columbus, Ohio: Ohio Association of Chiefs of Police.

Trump, K.S. (1993, January). Youth gangs and schools: The need for intervention and prevention strategies. Occasional Paper. Cleveland, Ohio: The Urban Child Research Center, Cleveland State University.