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U. S. Court Security Concepts Court security training, consulting & courthouse security assessments. TCOLE (TX) & CLEET (OK) training.

Randy Harris and Retha Franklin founded Court Security Concepts as an educational tool for law enforcement, judges, and judicial personnel. Randy has been in law enforcement since 1979 and has worked in court security since 1990 at the Federal and local levels. He worked with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to develop educational standards in court security for law enforcement officers in Texas and has provided training for law enforcement, judges, and judicial staff in Texas since 2006. This page is an ongoing effort to provide these persons with up to date information on court security in order to assist others in making their courts safer.

Angleton: We're Almost ThereNovember is almost here, and so is our Texas court-security training in Angleton.November 2–...
10/29/2026

Angleton: We're Almost There

November is almost here, and so is our Texas court-security training in Angleton.

November 2–6
40-Hour Court Security Specialist

November 7
High Risk / High Profile

📍 Angleton, Texas

If you've been meaning to get registered, now is the time to get it handled.

Reserve your seat: https://uscourtsecurity.ticketspice.com/40-hour-court-security-specialist-training-brazoria-county?t=uscscfb

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Get tickets online for 40-Hour Court Security Specialist Training | Brazoria County here.

10/23/2026

When Did You Last TEST the Plan?

Not update it.
Not print it.
Not put it in a binder.
TEST IT.

A tabletop exercise can expose communication gaps, unclear responsibilities and assumptions without waiting for an actual emergency to discover them.

Pick one realistic scenario.
Put your decision-makers around a table.

Then ask:
“It just happened. What do we do now?”

You may learn more in 30 minutes than you expected.
Need help putting your plan to the test?

Message Court Security Concepts about a facilitated court-security tabletop exercise for your team.

10/21/2026

“Everyone Here Knows What To Do.”

Do they?

Try this.

Ask five employees separately:

“Where do you go during an evacuation?”

Then ask:
“Where do you go during an active threat?”

Those answers shouldn't necessarily be the same.
Assumptions are easy.

Verification is better.
Try these two questions at your next staff meeting, then follow Court Security Concepts for more practical court-security conversations you can bring back to your team.

Call now to connect with business.

Before the Defendant Ever Walks Into the CourtroomHigh-risk proceedings require more than extra people standing in the h...
10/19/2026

Before the Defendant Ever Walks Into the Courtroom

High-risk proceedings require more than extra people standing in the hallway.
Transportation and arrival.
Public and media access.
Courtroom positioning.
Emergency routes.
Judge and staff protection.
Prisoner movement.
Communication.
Departure.

The goal isn't to react well when something goes wrong.
It's to identify what could go wrong while you still have time to do something about it.

Have a high-risk or high-profile proceeding coming up? Contact Court Security Concepts to discuss planning, consultation and training before the court date.

Court security training for bailiffs, deputies and court security officers, taught at your own agency: the 40-hour TCOLE Court Security Specialist course, high risk trial planning, and courthouse security assessments across Texas and Oklahoma.

10/14/2026

Small Courthouse ≠ Small Risk

Smaller and rural courts often operate with fewer personnel, fewer security resources and people wearing multiple hats.

That doesn't mean security has to be complicated or expensive.
It means your plan needs to reflect the courthouse you actually have, not the courthouse somebody imagined when they wrote a generic policy.

Court Security Concepts works with courts of all sizes.

Message us to talk about training or an assessment built around the people, facility and resources you actually have.

Call now to connect with business.

No lifeguard needed but...You'll be drowning in tons of information about court security at my talk today at the Nationa...
10/12/2026

No lifeguard needed but...You'll be drowning in tons of information about court security at my talk today at the National American Indian Court Judges Association conference! Let's go!
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10/12/2026

A Policy Nobody Can Execute Isn't Much of a Plan

Having an emergency plan in a binder is important.
Knowing what to do without opening the binder is better.

Could your staff explain what they would do during an active threat?
A medical emergency?
A bomb threat?
An angry person refusing to leave?
A suspicious package?

Plans become useful when people understand them, practice them and know their individual responsibilities.

When was the last time your staff actually practiced the plan?

Contact Court Security Concepts to talk about bringing practical court-security training to your agency or courthouse.

Send a message to learn more

Excited to be speaking at National American Indian Court Judges Association  NAICJA 57th Annual National Tribal Judicial...
10/10/2026

Excited to be speaking at National American Indian Court Judges Association NAICJA 57th Annual National Tribal Judicial and Court Personnel Conference. Please check out my talk if you're attending the event! - via event app

10/09/2026

The Parking Lot Is Part of Your Courthouse

Threats don’t magically end when someone walks out the courthouse doors.

Judges and court staff still have to get to their vehicles. Jurors leave the building. Parties from opposing sides may exit at the same time.
A courthouse security plan should consider what happens before people enter the building and after they leave it.

Security has a perimeter — whether you planned one or not.

Walk your property this week from an employee’s perspective. If you start seeing things you’ve been overlooking, message Court Security Concepts about a professional Court Security Risk Assessment.

Send a message to learn more

Training, Training, Training... "no one in a crisis ever thought - I have too much Training for this"Get the Training - ...
10/08/2026

Training, Training, Training... "no one in a crisis ever thought - I have too much Training for this"
Get the Training - prepare for the fight

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