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.
While everyone is acutely aware of the risks necessitating court security and the liability implications of security failures, actual progress toward security remains highly variable
Unfortunately for Robert Lewis Bridges, the men and women wearing the uniform of the Hillsborough County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office refused to allow complacency to creep into the picture
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I don’t screen people; it’s a free process here for people to come in and observe if they choose,” the Gov. said
The injured marshal received treatment for a knee injury and a cut on his face
The judge pulled a gun on a crutch-swinging defendant who went wild after he was found guilty of harassment
Crowd control
The New Year’s Day 2009 shooting was captured on video and has been viewed by millions of people
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Data tracking system now offered with less lethal device
Anger followed Nichols’ spree, but many security plans still aren’t in play
The suspect was handcuffed and left in an attorney-client interview room
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Officers fatally shot Johnny Lee Wicks, who had opened fire in a Las Vegas courthouse and killed a federal court guard
The state troopers tackled him before anyone was hurt
Stanley Cooper was a retired Vegas police sergeant
Tight budgets are preventing courthouses from ensuring top security
Richard Gardner is recovering at home after being hospitalized
The review comes after a gunman killed one officer and wounded a deputy marshal in Las Vegas
Retired Vegas officer Stanley Cooper was killed
American cops are “force multipliers in counterterrorism,” says Fred Burton, one of the world’s foremost authorities on terrorists and terrorist organizations
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