Are We Good?: The Campus Safety Playbook Nobody Hands You

Sound familiar? The 2 a.m. text that just says call me. The roommate who doesn't seem like themselves anymore. The thing that happened at the party nobody's talking about. Most campus safety books are written for one audience: students, parents, or administrators. Are We Good? brings all three together, giving everyone the same playbook before a crisis happens. Written by someone who has been on both ends of that call: a parent who has taken it, and a campus public safety director who has made it. Jim Bennett spent more than three decades in law enforcement, campus public safety, and violence-prevention consulting before turning that experience into the book he wishes every family had before move-in day. This isn't theory. It's the field kit. Inside, you'll find:- Built around the eight safety domains every student should know before they need them - The tough questions students actually ask, answered honestly, not avoided - What to actually say, and what never to say, in the moment - Straightforward guidance parents and students can actually use, not academic theory that stays on the shelf Because the decisions that matter most rarely come with a warning. PARENTS: This is the book you'll read cover to cover the same week you buy it. It won't make the worry disappear, but it will make you useful in the moment your student actually needs you. STUDENTS: The questions you're afraid to ask out loud? Finally answered. No lectures, no scare tactics, just straight information about the situations you're actually going to face. Whether you're packing for freshman year, already a few semesters in, or watching from home and hoping the phone doesn't ring, this book gives you a shared playbook instead of three different conversations happening in isolation. Jim Bennett has spent more than three decades helping people prepare for the moments they never expect, with a background in law enforcement, public safety, and consulting with organizations and their leaders. A former Director of Public Safety in higher education, he is the Founder of Are We Good LLC and the Executive Director of Bolante.NET, training organizations nationwide in violence prevention, threat assessment, and behavioral intervention. He also hosts the Are We Good? podcast and created SaferStudent to bring hard-earned, real-world lessons to the students and families who need them most.