Security Objective Components
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Security Objective Components
CJS/250
February 20, 2011
Security Objective Components
The vast majority of people who frequent their churches would never think they could be in any danger. People go to church to share fellowship with others who believe as they do. It clearly states in the article, “one would normally think a church would be the safest place to be” (Clifford, 2004, p. 109). But, ever since the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, the violence in churches has escalated. With bombings and shootings on the rise, church administrators to need to rethink on how to protect their parishioners, if they want to stay in business.
“Churches across the country are increasingly becoming targets of criminal acts” (Many Churches Blind to Risk of Criminal Attacks, 2011). Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation only becomes involved in hate crimes against churches, church administrators should clearly take a stand. “Churches should do a full threat analysis, which should include the following, surrounding communities, natural, criminal, terrorist, or accidental” (Renfroe, 2010). Churches would then see that guns and bombings would indeed be the highest security component that would deserve the most attention. Depending on the geographical location, natural threats would be the lowest security component.
Churches then should implement measures to lower the risk and the impact by the two highest threats. One countermeasure would be to install access devices to all entrances into the church. Every member of the church would be given an access card to scan so doors could then be pulled open. If anyone passing by would just want to visit that day, the visitor would have to be scanned for metals. This may sound too stringent for churches, but if this security measure saves one little girl, then it is worth the hassle.
To lower the risk of bombs, motion detectors should be installed on the outsides of churches,...
CJS/250
February 20, 2011
Security Objective Components
The vast majority of people who frequent their churches would never think they could be in any danger. People go to church to share fellowship with others who believe as they do. It clearly states in the article, “one would normally think a church would be the safest place to be” (Clifford, 2004, p. 109). But, ever since the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, the violence in churches has escalated. With bombings and shootings on the rise, church administrators to need to rethink on how to protect their parishioners, if they want to stay in business.
“Churches across the country are increasingly becoming targets of criminal acts” (Many Churches Blind to Risk of Criminal Attacks, 2011). Since the Federal Bureau of Investigation only becomes involved in hate crimes against churches, church administrators should clearly take a stand. “Churches should do a full threat analysis, which should include the following, surrounding communities, natural, criminal, terrorist, or accidental” (Renfroe, 2010). Churches would then see that guns and bombings would indeed be the highest security component that would deserve the most attention. Depending on the geographical location, natural threats would be the lowest security component.
Churches then should implement measures to lower the risk and the impact by the two highest threats. One countermeasure would be to install access devices to all entrances into the church. Every member of the church would be given an access card to scan so doors could then be pulled open. If anyone passing by would just want to visit that day, the visitor would have to be scanned for metals. This may sound too stringent for churches, but if this security measure saves one little girl, then it is worth the hassle.
To lower the risk of bombs, motion detectors should be installed on the outsides of churches,...