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Enhancing Court Security: Key Principles for a Safe Judicial Environment

In today’s legal landscape, ensuring the safety and security of courts is paramount. This guide by Malcolm Franklin, Senior Manager at the California Administrative Office of the Courts, outlines five fundamental principles of physical security: separation, design, funding, mitigation, and staffing. It emphasizes the importance of separating inmates, staff, and the public, refining court design to enhance safety, and securing adequate funding. Simple improvements, efficient staffing, and advanced technology like surveillance systems can significantly mitigate risks and improve the safety of court environments.

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Enhancing Court Security: Key Principles for a Safe Judicial Environment

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  1. Physical Security Principles for Today's Courts Malcolm Franklin Senior Manager, Office of Security California Administrative Office of the Courts

  2. 5 Basic Principles • Separation • Design • Funding • Mitigation • Staffing

  3. Separation of Staff, Inmates & Public • Basic separation of inmates, jail transportation, holding cells & internal movements to and from courtrooms. • Separation of Public areas, hallways, restrooms, jury assembly. • Staff separation, judicial officers, chambers, clerks counters, staff elevators.

  4. Inmates in Public Hallway Juvenile Screening Separation Overcrowding

  5. Design • Existing building changes • New facilities • Simple improvements • Collaborative efforts

  6. Simple changes can help • Secure perimeter doors • Single staff and separate public entry point • Use bailiffs or guards to escort judges • Use inexpensive combination locks

  7. Funding • Long term plans • Grants both Federal and State (Critical Infrastructure) • Leverage staffing • Surplus property programs

  8. Mitigation • Access, lock systems • Camera / CCTV • Screening equipment • Duress / intrusion alarms • Staffing

  9. Staffing • Law enforcement • Contract • Court staff • Costs • Firearms

  10. Contact : Malcolm Franklin Office of Security Administrative Office of the Courts 455 Golden Gate Av. San Francisco. Ca 94102 415-865-8830 malcolm.franklin@jud.ca.gov

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