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Glossary: S

SAAS: Acronym for Software as a Service.
SIA: Acronym for the Security Industry Association.
SIAC: Acronym for the Security Industry Alarm Coalition.
SMS: Acronym for Security Management System.
SPW: The SAME code for Shelter In Place.
SRO: Acronym for School Resource Officer.
SRT: Acronym for Special Response Team.
SSI: Acronym for the Safe Schools Initiative.
SSID: The service set identifier (SSID) is chosen by the client device that starts the network. …
SWAT: Acronym for Special Weapons and Tactics.
Safe Schools Initiative: A study conducted by the US Secret Service. …
Sandy Hook: A particularly heinous school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. …
School Resource Officer: Involves the placement of law enforcements officers in schools. …
Security Industry Alarm Coalition: Non-profit industry organization with a goal to reduce false alarms that result in false dispatches by law enforcement.
Security Industry Association: Advances the interests of the global security industry. …
Security Management System: A software category that typically provides a single source for managing all aspects of security control. …
Segway: A two-wheeled vehicle often used by campus security officers. …
Serial Killer: An individual who has killed three or more people over a period of more than a month. …
Shelter In Place: An emergency procedure that involves taking immediate shelter in a readily accessible location, such as a small room, and sealing it from the outside. …
Silent Alarm: A communication system used to alert authorities without alerting the perpetrators. …
Software as a Service: A subscription-based model where a monthly fee is charged for using software, rather than an upfront purchase. …
Special Response Team: A SRT is responsible for responding to various types of incidents including active shooters, barricaded subjects, hostage-taking situations, search/arrest warrant operations, dignitary protection missions and other high-risk tactical operations.
Special Weapons and Tactics: An elite tactical unit of many law-enforcement agencies, typically employing paramilitary techniques and weapons. …
Spree Shooter: The general definition of spree killer is a person (or more than one person) who commits two or more murders without a cooling-off period, according to the FBI. …
Static Situation: A term of art for situations where the suspect's actions appear to be contained. …
Swatting: A horrible prank where multiple police officers and/or a SWAT team are summoned to a victim's house. …