Courthouse Security Training

1. Courthouse Security Training Deputy Sheriff II Bart Garey and Jim Brigham Dane County Sheriff’s Office

2. Courthouse Security Training APPLYING SECURITY TO CONCEPTS IN A MULTI-USE COURTROOM • Security Trends/ Security Issues • Recent Municipal and Tribal Courthouse Incidents • Basic Safety Protocols • Court Action Plans

3. Courthouse Security Training Security Trends • Why security training • Plan of action • Everyone is part of security • Good communication • “Desperate people will do desperate things”

4. Courthouse Security Training Multi-Use Courtroom Dilemna’s • Overcoming “it will never happen here” philosophy • Limited/ minimal amount of security personnel • Law enforcement not trained in courtroom security • Court staff not trained in critical incidents and security actions plans • No overall court security plan • Courtrooms that are multi-use (not designed for security) • No weapon screening • Limited funds available for security • No duress alarms

5. Courthouse Security Training Basic Safety Protocols • Staff proactive positioning • Escape route (clear courtroom) • Weapon screening • Duress alarms • Keep defendants away from staff • Disturbance flow chart (handout) • Shelter in place (primary & secondary) • SCR Chapter 68 (good resource)

6. Courthouse Security Training SCR 68.05 Security and Facilities Committee (w) Consideration of whether the committee can assist the municipal courts in its county in security matters. Municipal courts generally are not located in the county courthouse but convene in various public buildings. All courts share certain basic security concerns. If the committee is considering municipal court security or facilities the committee should consider appointing a municipal judge as a committee member.

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9. Courthouse Security Training • What weapons are in your courtroom • Tables, desks, work areas • Take control • Order courtroom cleared • Have a plan to react • Court staff leave courtroom

10. Courthouse Security Training • Dynamics of a courtroom setting • Victims, defendant family, witnesses, general members of public • Courtrooms full of emotional, irrational thought • As emotions increase, rational thought decreases

11. Courthouse Security Training Courtroom Disturbance Flow Chart.docx

12. Courthouse Security Training Women Attacks Judge In Court Room.mp4

13. Courthouse Security Training Man Attacks Ex-Girlfriend Inside Ohio Courtroom Where Victim Was Seeking Order Of Protection.mp4

14. Courthouse Security Training Municipal Court gavel theft caught on tape.mp4

15. Courthouse Security Training 4 Dead, 2 Injured In Shooting At American Indian Tribal Center In Northern California.mp4

16. Courthouse Security Training School Board Shooting Heroes - YouTube.wmv

17. Courthouse Security Training • Summary • Have Plan • Train the Plan • Involve all staff in the Plan • “It can happen to you”

18. Courthouse Security Training Contact Information Deputy Bart Garey garey@danesheriff.com Deputy Jim Brigham brigham@danesheriff.com