Primary Task Response:Within the
Discussion Board area, write 400 words that respond to the following
questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation
for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use
examples to reinforce your ideas.
The objective of this assignment is to enable
you to demonstrate your understanding of problems and opportunities related to court
security. Providing for appropriate security is a challenge faced by court
administrators in an age of heightened concern about possible terrorism or
other forms of violent outbreaks associated with court processes. Given the
changes in court workloads as well as the growth in alternative mechanisms for
resolving disputes (e.g., pre-trial meetings, out-of-court settlement
conferences, informal settlements, or legal strategy conversations and
mediations), judicial proceedings have spilled beyond the walls of the
courtroom.
Here is a case in point: In the Los Angeles
Superior Courts, a case may be called in one of the courtrooms but the judge
may decide to order the parties to attempt to settle their differences prior to
the case being heard in open court through a settlement conference or
mediation. However, in most courthouses, the facilities for such conversations
are virtually nonexistent. For example, at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal
Justice Center on West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles, benches in
hallways, a vacant jury room, or even a corner table in the cafeteria on the
first floor are typical venues for these types of sessions. Although normal
security procedures are in effect at the building entrances (e.g., X-ray
machines, hand wands, armed L.A. County Sheriff officers, CCTV cameras),
courtrooms (e.g, court security officers), and for certain secured areas (e.g.,
electronic card access, CCTV cameras), officers are not on duty nor are cameras
evident in every area where out-of-court meetings may occur. Given that many
people who access a courthouse on any given day are angry or disgruntled and
possibly have histories of violence, the spilling of court-related proceedings
into nonsecure areas of the courthouse may be cause for concern from a security
perspective. Yet, funds for expansion in security precautions are often limited
and under most budget scenarios, court administrators who oversee facility
security must manage this new wrinkle creatively.
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In an essay of 5–6 paragraphs, discuss your ideas for how security
in a courthouse or justice center needs to be managed when proceedings are
going on not only in courtrooms but also in other areas of the facilities, such
as vacant jury rooms, attorney conference rooms, benches in hallways, other
meeting rooms, the detention area, and even the cafeteria.
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Include your thoughts about what your general security goals
should be as well as your specific recommendations for addressing these types
of situations, especially when limited available funds necessitate a clear
prioritization of possible options.
YOUR ASSIGNMENT MUST BE IN APA FORMAT AND YOU MUST HAVE 6
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