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SEecure the Perimeters By Ralph C. Jensen
very major metropolitan area in the United States has hand-check of all bags, briefcases, purses, strollers and containers. a museum of one sort or another. According to the All visitors are required to walk through a metal detector. Those who government, there are more than 35,000 museums in are unable to go through the metal detector will be hand-screened the United States. The types of museums are as varied with an electronic wand by security staff.
as the states they call home. The National Park Service has an extensive security protocol for One thing they do have in common is security. All museums have its numerous locations nationwide, though they do stress an extensive
some form of security in place to protect and secure their presence. At the National Museum and American History, there are secu- rity measures in place to ensure visitors’ safety and the protection of the objects in the museum. Visitors will be greeted upon entry by one of several security staff who will conduct a thorough but speedy
layered approach.
Overall responsibility for protecting the park’s museum collection
rests with the superintendent, while museum and law enforcement staff share direct day-to-day responsibility. Nevertheless, all park employees––permanent, seasonal, salaried, or volunteer––are part
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