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Courthouse Security

The Courthouse Security topic covers the latest in tactics and technology used to keep courtrooms safe during legal proceedings. Some stories involve bailiffs, marshals, and deputies, but others may focus on trial media coverage. Whether the seats in the courthouse are occupied by gang members or a victim’s family members, the courtroom is a tinderbox ready to be set alight when the judge or jury reaches a verdict.
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NY court officer wounds man who fired gun

Eyewitnesses say a gunman was spotted on the steps of Middletown City Hall - Full Story

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Judge won't go to facility with no metal detector

Hennepin County District Judge Lloyd Zimmerman went public with his concern less than a month after a prosecutor and another man were shot at a northern Minnesota courthouse with minimal security - Full Story

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Video: Ark. courthouse rampage footage released

Video: Ark. courthouse rampage footage released

Officers were justified in fatally shooting a gunman who entered a western Arkansas courthouse and opened fire on workers, a county prosecutor said. Struck down

Columns

Police Limit Comic: February 28, 2010 Garey McKee - Police Limit Comic Strip

Police Limit Comic: February 28, 2010

Police Limit Comic is a politically-motivated, pro-law enforcement comic strip, topical in its writing and unapologetically blunt - Full Story

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Police officers are the front lines in domestic counterterrorism PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie - Editor's Corner

Police officers are the front lines in domestic counterterrorism

American cops are "force multipliers in counterterrorism," says Fred Burton, one of the world’s foremost authorities on terrorists and terrorist organizations - Full Story



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Courthouse Security Columnists

10-8: Life on the Line - Sponsored by Blauer 10-8: Life on the Line - Sponsored by Blauer
with Charles Remsberg
Klugie's Correctional Corner Klugie's Correctional Corner
with Gary T. Klugiewicz