Leading Expert on Violence Against Women Crimes on Campuses to be Featured Presenter on Violence Against Women Response Training Webinars

RICHMOND, Vt., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Gary Margolis, managing partner at Margolis, Healy & Associates, a recognized leader in higher education and K-12 safety and security, will participate in a series of violence against women response training Webinars hosted by Campus Outreach Services.  The Webinars will focus on technology-related violence against women crimes to include sexual assault and stalking.  The first Webinar in this series will be held on Thursday, August 26, 2010 from 2:00 - 3:00 pm (EDT).

"Violence against women crimes are the most under reported violent crimes on the modern college campus," Margolis said.  "Administrators, faculty and students alike are faced with critical technology-related challenges surrounding these crimes such as cyber dating, sexting, webcams, cyber stalking, and online harassment.  A thorough and comprehensive understanding of these and other issues are essential in their prevention and elimination."

The Webinar will also examine other important areas such as non-stranger sexual assault, "hookup culture," alcohol, rape drugs, sexual exploitation, coercion, intimidation, stalking, other violence against women crimes and same sex assault.

Dr. Margolis has more than a decade of experience in higher education public safety as the Chief of Police at the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College from 1998 through 2009.  During his near 20-year distinguished career in public safety he has served as a police executive; police officer and deputy sheriff; and police academy administrator. Dr. Margolis holds a Masters Degree in Education and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Vermont.  He also holds a Research Associate Professor appointment in the College of Education & Social Services at the University of Vermont.

Dr. Margolis serves as a Commissioner on the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). CALEA is the accrediting authority for law enforcement agencies; training academies; and dispatch centers in the United States, Canada and Mexico.  Dr. Margolis is a Past General Chair of the University & College Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the oldest and largest police association in the world.  He is also a former member of the association's executive committee.  Dr. Margolis is often called upon by the US Department of Justice and US Department of Homeland Security as a campus security expert.

A Webinar registration link resides  on the Margolis, Healy & Associates Website at www.margolis-healy.com. Additional information about the entire Webinar series hosted by Campus Outreach Services is available by visiting www.CampusOutreachServices.com.

About Margolis, Healy and Associates, LLC:

Margolis, Healy and Associates, LLC MH&A), is a professional services firm specializing in higher education and K-12 safety and security.  With more than 15 years each of providing consulting services to clients in the education, public and private sectors, Dr. Gary J. Margolis and Mr. Steven J. Healy have quickly positioned MH&A as a leading professional services firm for safety and security needs at universities, colleges and K-12 school systems.  MH&A provides a range of services to help keep campuses safe and secure, prepare for natural or man-made disasters and violent incidents, or respond to crises. The firm's services include:

• Campus Safety & Security Program Assessments
• Emergency Preparedness & Crisis Response Systems and Exercises
• Public Safety Management Studies
• Expert Witness & Litigation Consultation
• Implementation of Lethal & Less-than-Lethal Force Options
• Special Event Security Planning & Management
• Executive Search Support
• Mass Notification System Selection & Implementation
• Clery Act Compliance Assessment & Training
• Crisis Support Services

For more information about MH&A, please visit www.margolis-healy.com

SOURCE Margolis, Healy and Associates, LLC