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Author Jones, Tony

Title Court Security : a Guide for Post 9-11 Environments
Published Springfield : Charles C Thomas Publisher, LTD, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (324 pages)
Contents COURT SECURITY; CONTENTS; Chapter 1 PERPETRATORS PLANNING AN ATTACK; Chapter 2 INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEMS FOR JUDICIAL FACILITIES; Chapter 3 EFFECTIVE RESPONSE MECHANICS; Chapter 4 TACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS; INDEX
Summary In recent years, there has been a sharp rise in acts of violence in the courts. These acts range from minor disturbances and physical assaults to murder and mass destruction. The potential exists for violence to occur in any court system regardless of location. Unfortunately, many courts at all levels of the judicial system have been slow or even reluctant to implement adequate security measures. This book is designed to prove the folly in such denial. It provides hard statistics and observations that highlight this unique visceral security environment. The text is specifically designed to hel
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Courthouses -- Security measures -- United States
Terrorism -- United States -- Prevention
LAW -- Civil Procedure.
LAW -- Legal Services.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Judicial Branch.
Courthouses -- Security measures
Terrorism -- Prevention
Law - U.S.
Law, Politics & Government.
Law - U.S. - General.
United States
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780398084356
0398084351