SECURITY OF PUBLIC PLACES: AN OVERVIEW (FROM POLICE TECHNOLOGY: ASIA PACIFIC POLICE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE, P 221- 227, 1993, JULIA VERNON AND DES BERWICK, EDS. -- SEE NCJ-145004)

• NCJ Number: 145028
• Author(s): G Bourman
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 7 pages
• Sale Source: Australian Institute of Criminology
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: Australia

Annotation

The charter of the Australian Protective Service (APS) sets forth standards for the security of assets and installations in which the Federal or a State government has an interest.

Abstract

These public places include airports, joint defense facilities, immigration detention centers, defense research facilities, diplomatic and consular buildings, the Parliament, access control of sensitive Commonwealth agencies, and security advice and training centers. While technology in protective security can be cost-effective and efficient, it must be carefully selected after a demonstration of effective operation in a similar situation. Some innovations implemented by APS include foreign visits by senior officers to study various security systems, joint agreements with commercial companies who are developing leading-edge technology, and a policy of promoting Australian developed and manufactured technology ventures. The future of public security lies in fully automated electronic security systems, vehicle tracking systems, biometrics, and remote electronic tracking of people, particularly children.