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An example of a security window, where the \u2018threat\u2019 or \u2018attack\u2019 side is from the outside or public side, and the inside or teller side is the \u2018secure\u2019 side. The reverse is true for detention windows.<\/span>
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Security windows versus detention windows
\nby Kristi Duce-Romero, RA, CCS, CSI, AIA, NCARB
\n<\/strong>While security windows and detention windows may seem to serve the same purpose, the major difference comes down to whether you intend to keep the threat in or to keep it out. The answer to this simple question will influence how to correctly specify the right type of window for a facility. For instance, with security windows, the glazing is installed from the inside\u2014therefore, the removable glazing stop is on the inside. On detention windows, the glazing is installed from the outside, with the removable glazing stop on the outside. This is because of where the threat lies.<\/p>\n

Security windows are fixed-type service and teller windows used in financial institutions, gas stations, convenience stores, theaters, sports stadiums, entertainment venues, and other locations where monetary transactions occur and security is paramount. The \u2018threat\u2019 or \u2018attack\u2019 side is from the outside or public side, and the inside or teller side is the \u2018secure\u2019 side. The reverse is true for detention windows. Detention windows are used on the exterior of correction facilities, courthouses, and other institutions where inmates are detained\u2014therefore, the \u2018threat\u2019 or \u2018attack\u2019 side is from the inside and the outside or public side is the \u2018secure\u2019 side.<\/p>\n

As the perceived threat against security windows comes from the outside, presumably by one or more people who have the ability to be armed with any number of different weapons, security windows need be able to withstand the loads and impacts resulting from one or more of the following:<\/p>\n