Supreme Court of Ohio 2006 Annual Report - Supreme Court - State ...

ADVISORY
COMMITTEE ON COURT
SECURITY & EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS
James P. Cappelli, staff
liaison
Frederick D. Benton Jr.
Walter Brown
John R. Butz
Tom Chidester
Donald W. Colby
Peter J. Elliott
Ron Ferrell
Hon. Michael T. Hall
Nancy McClatchy
Hon. Matthew W.
McFarland
Sheriff David Martin
Hon. Deborah J. Nicastro
Hon. Maureen O’Connor,
chair
Hon. Mike Powell
Hon. Dana S. Preisse
Stephen J. Pronai
Ken Roll
George A. Romanoski
Steve Schierholt
Joe Secrest
Dottie Tuttle
James M. Wahlrab
OFFICE OF COURT SECURITY
The Office of Court Security oversees the Building Security
Section and the Security Services Section. This office manages
a grant program through which the staff provides 43 security
assessments of local court facilities, as well as access to basic
bailiff training at the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy
for 21 local court employees.
The Building Security Section is responsible for the
physical security of the Ohio Judicial Center and the security
and safety of all employees and visitors to the facility. This
section conducted security screenings of about 52,000 people
entering the Ohio Judicial Center in 2006. The marshal is
responsible for the safety and security of the Justices while
they are on official business within the state. This section also
is responsible for security during special events, operation of
the loading dock, and management of the fleet vehicles used
by employees for business travel.
The Security Services Section is responsible for providing
security support and security consulting services to local
courts in Ohio, including physical security surveys of existing
courts, as well as assistance in construction-phase security
planning. This section also provided security training to
600 local court employees in 2006 in security screening
(magnetometers and X-ray equipment), TASERs, personal
protection, high-threat trial planning, and physical security
facility and equipment issues.
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