Judicial security.FEDERAL judges in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and elsewhere are in line to get more security as part of an $82 billion emergency spending bill signed last week by President Bush. But it's not just in their courtrooms. It's also for their homes. The legislation, primarily designed to pay for security costs in Iraq, includes $12 million in new funding for security of the nation's federal courthouses and judges following recent court-related shootings in Chicago and Atlanta. "It's for increased judicial security outside of courthouse facilities, including priority consideration of home intrusion detection systems This article is about the computing term. For other uses, see Burglar alarm. An intrusion detection system (IDS) generally detects unwanted manipulations of computer systems, mainly through the Internet. in the homes of federal judges," said Karen Redmond, a spokeswoman for the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. The funds will be distributed to the Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service The U.S. Marshals Service, a division of the Justice Department, is the oldest federal law enforcement agency, having served as a link between the executive and judicial branches of the government since 1789. The president appoints U.S. marshals for terms of four years. , which provides security outside courthouses. It would be on top of $101.8 million that had been requested by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to pay for costs associated with increased workloads caused by reforms in class action law and sentencing guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. . It's unclear yet how much money Los Angeles judges and courts will get, said Lydia Yurtchuk, a spokeswoman for the U.S. District Court, Central District of California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). . Staff reporter Amanda Bronstad can be reached at (323) 549-5225, ext. 225, or at abronstad@labusinessjournal.com. Staff reporter David Greenberg The creator of this article, or someone who has substantially contributed to it, may have a conflict of interest regarding its subject matter. It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies, particularly neutral point of view. contributed to this column. |
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