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Volume 17
Here are three benefits offered by the use of
turnstiles and pedestrian entrance control to help
deter against active shooter incidents:
Turnstile Benefit #1 – Visible Deterrence
October 2017 Edition
Turnstile barriers like swinging glass or retract-
able glass can inhibit unauthorized entry.
Anyone considering a crime or attack on a fa-
cility using a modern professionally designed
entrance control system will more deterred than
when compared with a facility which is not so-
equipped.
Over 80 percent of active shootings occur at a
workplace, according to the FBI’s first study of
the subject.
Optical turnstiles with barriers for example are a visual deter-
rent that can help prevent unauthorized, undetected entries
to your facility.
Security professionals and others have known
for some time that the harder it is for a crime to
occur, the less likely it is to happen.
The majority of the shooters in business environ-
ments were not employed at the shooting loca-
tion.
So, a strong visible deterrent can surely help dis-
courage such an attack.
Turnstile Benefit #2 – Tailgating/Piggy-
back Detection
We all know the old trick of placing a “security
system” sign on your lawn at home to deter in-
truders, right? Yes, that still works!
Well the same goes for entrance control systems
implemented at your building and campus en-
trances.
Optical turnstiles with barriers for example are a
visual deterrent that can help prevent unauthor-
ized, undetected entries to your facility.
Piggyback detection, crossing (entering in opposite direction
while an authorized user exits), and fraudulent misuse by an
authorized user (collusion) are similarly detected and alerted
for security staff.
Turnstiles – and pedestrian entrance control
in general – are linked with your access con-
trol system and are designed to make sure
that only authorized persons can enter a
building or campus.
This inherent benefit is the primary reason turn-
stiles and other pedestrian entrance control
(PEC’s) are employed.
A properly designed and implemented pedes-