Protection for Courthouses

This document links you to applications of departments that are related to this type of facility. Click the links below to see related design information.

Courthouses can be a security challenge because in addition to typical intrusion detection needs, the facility requires an extensive panic alarm system and door access control with emergency lockdown capabilities.

Solving Issues in Court Houses

There are a number of applications that support the need to increase security and reduce the operating costs of a courthouse. The system provides a number of ways to meet the facility's security needs and requirements.

Application	Benefits to Facility User
Intrusion Detection	When the building is closed, the system senses unauthorized entry, and sounds a local alarm. The system notifies a monitoring station.
ATM Machine	Often located in unattended areas, these machines are subject to intrusion, vandalism, or theft.
Fire Alarm	The system monitors the building for smoke, heat, activation of a manual pull station, water flow, and fire supervisory devices. The system sounds a local alarm and notifies the monitoring station.
Door Access Control	The system restricts access through doors into high-security departments based on the user, his/her authority, the armed state of the department, and the time of day.
CCTV Cameras	The system integrates with a camera switcher. A user can centrally view and record selected departments.
Panic System	Initiate policies for critical events. Buttons initiate specific local alarms and specific notification of critical events to the monitoring station.
Department Arming by Partition	Arm and disarm various departments separately by users with programmable authority.
Arm and Disarm High Security Areas	Anti-ambush arming, Two-person disarming, High-Security Vault
Emergency Exits	Unauthorized exit causes the system to sound a local alarm.
Energy Management	The system can save energy and costs.
Humidity Threshold	The system senses high levels of humidity, provides a local indication and notifies the monitoring station.
Temperature Threshold Monitoring	The system senses high and low temperature levels, provides a local indication and notifies the monitoring station.
Remote Control	Remote switch to control lighting, cameras, pumps, sounders, indicators, generators, fans, and other powered devices.
Door Holder	The system holds doors open in high traffic areas. A Fire alarm or user control releases the door, allowing it to automatically close.
Door Auto Lock	The system automatically locks doors at closing time, allowing free exit for those finished with their business.
Duct Damper Control	The system switches duct dampers to restrict the flow of smoke and toxic fumes during fire evacuation.
Elevator Access Control	The system enables selection of floors for authorized users, and restricts floor access to others.
Elevator Recall	The system can recall an elevator to a specified floor in the event of a fire alarm activation.
Gate Control	The system allows entry into parking facilities for authorized people, and restricts unauthorized people.
Vending Machine Security	The system senses tampering and unauthorized entry into vending machines.