First of all, we would like to say about the main purpose of our paper. According to the task’s conditions, the main purpose of the paper is creating a comprehensive Security Plan for the Maryland Public Safety Education and Training Center. Therefore, we should identify the facility assets requiring protection, the criticality of these assets, the various threats directed at the assets and the probability of loss. However, it would be reasonable to provide a brief review of the Maryland Public Safety Education and Training Center.
The Maryland Public Safety Education and Training Center is located in Sykesville, Maryland. It is operated under the auspices of the Maryland Police and Correctional Training commissions, a division of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. The physical plant is generally divided into two areas on grounds totaling approximately 700 acres.
The Firearms Training Facility (FTF) and the Drivers Training Facility (DTF) are co-located approximately 2 miles from the Academic Center. These skill training areas are surrounded by un-fenced open pasture owned by the Department, traversed by a public roadway and tangent to several residential communities. The nearest houses being approximately 25 miles from any facility structures. Training vehicles, fuel and other automotive supplies are maintained at the DTF repair garage. The facility itself includes staff offices, classrooms and several computer-based driving simulator stations. The FTF facility also includes staff offices, classrooms, an armory, weapon cleaning area with solvent storage and several computer-based shooting simulation stations. There is no indoor range. The outdoor ranges are approximately 25 miles from the FTF building and consist of 4 pistol ranges and one rifle range, all with self contained bullet traps.
The Academic and Administrative Complex (AAC) is located on the grounds of the Maryland Springfield State (Mental) Hospital, operated by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. The hospital hosts approximately 400 residential patients currently diagnosed as dangerous to themselves and/or others. The AAC is located on the southern-most edge of the hospital grounds. By mutual agreement, no fencing separates the AAC from the hospital buildings, the closest of which is approximately 100 yards from the AAC.
The AAC includes offices and classrooms, several computer labs, a food preparation area and dining hall, a graphic arts and video broadcasting studio, and maintenance shops. Tangent to the AAC main building are two residential dorms for overnight guests/students as well as a separate a physical training center. The PT center includes offices, classrooms, a standard basketball gym, weight training areas and a swimming pool. The outside grounds include a running track and obstacle course. Public highways and hospital roadways surround the AAC and PC center.
The 122 staff members of the PSETC, including DTF and FTF, are civilian State employees, ranging from Executive Director to Maintenance Technician. There are currently no security positions in the table of organization. Because the PSETC has an independent personnel system, it is not restricted to or bound by standard state/governmental hiring practices. The operating hours for all of the facilities at the PSETC …