Additional Court Security Resources

Court building security: Lessons Learned and Best Practices
Representatives from six courthouses where shootings and stabbings have occurred met at NCSC's Denver offices in August, 2013, to compare their experiences -- and to try to determine some lessons learned that might help their counterparts in courthouses throughout the country.In their own words: "If your courthouse has been free of violence for the past 50 years, that is no assurance that it will not become the scene of violence tomorrow."Their hard-earned advice and guidance is offered in the publication: Courthouse Violence in 2010-2012 - Lessons Learned.

https://ncsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/facilities/id/182

More Steps and Guides

Find out more about the steps and guidelines

States throughout the country have developed their own COOP Guides.  The following guides assist in preparing courts for emergencies, disasters, and securing facilities.

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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

• Exercises
• Emergency Management Institute
• National Continuity Programs
• Continuity Resources and Technical Assistance
• Continuity Resource Toolkit
• COOP Training
• Ready Business
• Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
• Wireless Priority Service
• Telecommunications Service Priority
• FirstNet

Communication Resources

• Government Emergency Telecommunications Service
• Wireless Priority Service
• Telecommunications Service Priority
• FirstNet