Enlisting Smartphones In The Campaign For Campus Safety [NPR.org]

Samantha Sangenito 8/1/144:00 AM

Technology – and particularly smartphones – could reshape safety efforts on college campuses. At least that's the hope of some developers.

Several new apps offer quick ways for college students facing unsafe or uncomfortable situations to reach out to their peers, connect with resources on campus and in their communities, or notify law enforcement.

These apps for the most part target sexual assault and rape, amid growing national concern about the prevalence of incidents and criticism of the ways colleges and universities are handling them.

[For more of this story, written by Juana Summers, go to http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/07/31/334474086/enlisting-smartphones-in-the-campaign-for-campus-safety]

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