Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environments

<p>There have been heightened concerns about security in courts in recent years, prompting a strong response that has largely been focussed on perimeter security.  This paper draws on recent research conducted in Australian on court user’s safety needs, to propose a typology for designing safe...

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Main Authors: Anne Wallace, Deborah Blackman, Emma Rowden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Association for Court Administration 2013-10-01
Series:International Journal for Court Administration
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Online Access:https://www.iacajournal.org/articles/13
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description <p>There have been heightened concerns about security in courts in recent years, prompting a strong response that has largely been focussed on perimeter security.  This paper draws on recent research conducted in Australian on court user’s safety needs, to propose a typology for designing safer courtroom environments that moves beyond the entry point to the court, and incorporates consideration of process and design elements.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-f39e30075eb34e13980a930a1ae902d42022-12-22T02:46:21ZengInternational Association for Court AdministrationInternational Journal for Court Administration2156-79642013-10-01523910.18352/ijca.1312Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environmentsAnne Wallace0Deborah Blackman1Emma Rowden2Professor Anne Wallace PhD School of Law & Justice Edith Cowan University 270 Joondalup Drive Joondalup WA 6027Professor, University of CanberraDr. University of Technology, Sydney<p>There have been heightened concerns about security in courts in recent years, prompting a strong response that has largely been focussed on perimeter security.  This paper draws on recent research conducted in Australian on court user’s safety needs, to propose a typology for designing safer courtroom environments that moves beyond the entry point to the court, and incorporates consideration of process and design elements.</p>https://www.iacajournal.org/articles/13CourtsCourt AdministrationSecurityCourtroomDesign
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Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environments
International Journal for Court Administration
Courts
Court Administration
Security
Courtroom
Design
title Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environments
title_full Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environments
title_fullStr Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environments
title_full_unstemmed Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environments
title_short Reconceptualising security strategies for courts: developing a typology for safer court environments
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Court Administration
Security
Courtroom
Design
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