ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Added Security in New York City Schools After Stabbing Incident.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2002 TOPIC: An additional 285 security guards will patrol New York City schools in response to the stabbing of 18-year-old student Darnell McCall at Springfield Gardens High School in Far Rockaway, according to an article by The Associated Press. The guards will be placed in 66 schools in the city and will work from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. The school system currently employs 3,850 security guards, which is about 400 short of what is provided for in the budget. McCall was last reported in stable condition and another student at the school was charged with the attack. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: With over 30 years' experience in the security industry, Richard L. Soloway is a national and international security technology and security-related crime expert and counselor in security trends and issues including domestic and institutional security breaches leading to human injury and loss of life, kidnapping, loss of property, as well as robberies and attacks. Mr. Soloway is the founder and Chairman of the Board of NAPCO NAPCO North American Publishing Company Security Systems, Inc., one of the world's leading manufacturers of technologically advanced electronic security equipment including burglary and fire alarm systems, access control products, and electronic locking devices for use in residential, commercial and institutional locations. In 1972, Mr. Soloway's entrepreneurial ingenuity identified a growing need for commercial and residential security and so he founded NAPCO Security Systems, Inc., a public company located in Amityville, New York Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, New York, in the United States. The area was first used by Huntington settlers in 1653 as a source of salt hay, and was incorporated as a village on March 3rd, 1894. [1] The population was 9,441 at the 2000 census. . Mr. Soloway is the holder of numerous electronic design and manufacturing patents in the security industry. Mr. Soloway has been quoted in numerous publications regarding security and technology related issues including The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times, Associated Press, Crain's New York Business and Newsday. As a noted public speaker, he has also conducted a variety of live television and radio programs including WNBC-TV (NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , New York), Tech-TV and Talk America Radio Network's "Dateline Washington." PR: Andria Pilo, 212-370-4500, andria@wolfeaxelrod.com James E. Copple is the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for the National Crime Prevention Council (NCPC NCPC National Crime Prevention Council NCPC National Capital Planning Commission NCPC Nouveau Code de Procédure Civile (French: New Code of Civil Procedure) NCPC National Center for Primary Care ). In this position Mr. Copple is one of the spokespersons for the National Crime Prevention. Mr. Copple oversees the Departments responsible for the National Conference of NCPC, the Substance Abuse Unit, Production and Training Units, Youth and Teens Crime and Community, National Youth Safety Corps, National Service, and the Office of New Americans. Mr. Copple helps coordinate the various media campaigns for the Crime Prevention Coalition of America and is responsible for planning, implementing and staffing the Strategic Plan of the Crime Prevention Coalition of America. Prior to his appointment with NCPC, Mr. Copple was the founding President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, a privately funded, non-partisan membership organization of 4300 anti-drug and violence prevention coalitions. Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA CADCA Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America ), was funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the Johnson & Johnson medical products company. , the Knight Foundation and numerous corporate and media based foundations. Under Mr. Copple's leadership, CADCA was responsible for passage of the Drug-Free Communities Act with an appropriation of $143 million to support community collaboration around drug abuse and violence prevention. PR: D. Kellie Foster (kfoster@ncpc.org, 202-261-4120). Dr. Daniel Fuster, of Kaiser Permanente, directs the Teen Health Center, which uses health educators to speak to adolescents about sexuality issues, including HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. and reproductive health. He is currently co-authoring a five year study in conjunction with UCSF UCSF University of California at San Francisco to research teen risk factors for violence, STDs, pregnancy, smoking and substance abuse. PR: Laura Marshall, 510-271-5826, Laura.H.Marshall@kp.org ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. 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