BY DONNA ROGERS, EDITOR
Contraband Detection Devices
It can be a matter of life and death for corrections officers. Making certain inmates do not have weapons, cell phones, drugs or implements to escape is always utmost in their minds. The following electronics—from see-through security products and metal detectors to data mining analytical tools—are some of the latest technologies their superiors can add to their toolbox to keep them safe.
Security Checkpoint Metal Detectors Garrett Metal Detectors, made in America since 1964, is one of the most trusted names in security metal detectors, the company states. Garrett provided the first walk-through and held-held metal detectors used for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, and continues to provide high quality security checkpoint metal detectors for all types of public domains, including: schools and universities, stadiums and sporting venues, mass transit terminals, airports, national landmarks, courthouses, government buildings, prisons, corporate security, hospitals, and entertainment events. www.garrett.com security@garrett.com 1.800.234.6151 1.972.494.6151 16 CORRECTIONS FORUM • JULY/AUGUST 2018
Rooting Out Contraband At Its Source A leader in Intelligence-LedCorrections concepts, GTL combats contraband cellular devices through a three-tiered D.E.A. (Detection, Extraction, Analysis) approach. Rather than simply focusing on treating contraband symptoms, GTL's strategy and tools seek to identify and eliminate the root source of contraband. Focusing this segment on analysis only, Data IQ serves as the primary data mining and link analysis application, designed to integrate innumerable disparate data sources into a single application, thus mitigating analysts from having to login to multiple systems. The ability to efficiently and effectively develop clear corVISIT US AT WWW.CORRECTIONSFORUM.NET