The conference convened experts to address knowledge gaps in school security research, as they:
- Brought together conceptual models and scientific findings about security measures in American schools, with particular attention to gender and racial disparities in implementation, usage, and outcomes.
- Advanced the field by providing a detailed agenda for further research.
- Produced a document accessible to practitioners about what is known and not known about security measures with respect to overall effectiveness and disparate outcomes, and theoretically or empirically-based refinements or alternatives for reducing disparities.
