Building Type Basics for Justice Facilities

Here's the in-depth information you need to initiate designs for a variety of justice facilities, including law enforcement, adult detention, courts, corrections, juvenile and family justice, and multi-occupancy facilities. Features project photographs, diagrams and floor plans, and sections and details. Highlights such projects as Elgin Law Enforcement Facility in Elgin, IL; Federal Detention Center in Seattle-Tacoma, WA; Queens Family Court and Family Agency Facility in Queens, NY; and many more. Combines in-depth coverage of the structural, mechanical, energy, cost information, safety, and security issues that are unique to justice facilities with the nuts-and-bolts design guidelines that will start the project off on the right track and keep it there through completion. Order your copy today!

Preface (Stephen A. Kliment) Acknowledgments. PART I: TYPES. 1. Introduction. 2. Law Enforcement Facilities. 3. Adult Detention Facilities. 4 Courthouse Facilities. 5. Adult Correctional Facilities. 6. Juvenile and Family Justice Facilities. 7. Multi-occupant Facilities. PART II: SYSTEMS AND ISSUES. 8. Lighting and Acoustics. 9. Mechanical, Electrical, and Structural Systems. 10. Specialty Systems. 11. Security Systems. 12. Costs, Financing, and Project Delivery. Appendix: Space Requirements for Justice Facilities. Bibliography and Resources. Index.