12.3 Security Facilities
Describes the internal protection of Deep Space 9 controlled from the security office in Arc 1 of the Promenade, including its oversight by Chief of Security Odo and its mixed Starfleet and Bajoran personnel, the physical layout comprising the office, access corridors, records and computing center, forensics laboratory, armory, and holding cells, the duranium-sheeted access corridors, the chief's computer access consoles and twin isolinear rod arrays, the forensics laboratory's evidence scanners and portable kits, the armory's phasers, rifles, restraints, and covert devices, and the holding cell section with its planar force fields and trackable cuffs.
The internal protection of the total Deep Space 9 orbital station is controlled from the security office (located in Arc 1 of the Promenade). This department has been overseen by Chief of Security Odo, and since 2369 has included both Starfleet and Bajoran security personnel. The department is concerned with the internal volume of the station, and so external defensive operations involving Deep Space 9 or allied spacecraft are not normally involved and are left to Starfleet officials. The physical layout of the office includes the lockable office entryway and chief of security's office, access corridors, records storage and computing center, forensics laboratory, armory, holding-cell control entryway, and three holding cells. Additional holding facilities are available in Arcs 2 and 3 around the Promenade and in the Mid-Core assembly of the station.
The access corridors are set inboard of the main outer Upper Core access ring and connect the various compartments of the department. As with the systems access tunnels, these passageways are protected with duranium sheeting to prevent unauthorized scans.
The Chief of Security's office is equipped with computer access consoles for logging daily activities, analyzing evidence, and studying details of cases. The computer capabilities include protected storage and stand-alone processors to minimize information theft and sabotage. The security department computers are connected to the main cores for deep encrypted storage and additional data access. The computers consist of twin isolinear rod arrays with a total processing and storage capacity of 5.4 megaquads.
The forensics laboratory is equipped with physical-evidence scanners covering all biological and inorganic substances. The available gear is similar to that found in the infirmary laboratory facilities and is optimized for criminal investigations. Miniaturized versions of most forensic analysis gear can be packed into a portable kit for on-site work within the station or for away missions. Evidence storage is provided for tissues and materials requiring special preservation methods, including inert gas suspension, cryogenic freezing, and stasis fields.
The armory holds most security-force phasers and restraint devices used in normal operations. The department armory supports twenty-five Starfleet type-2 phasers, eighteen Bajoran pistol phasers, twelve Starfleet type-3 rifles, and twelve Bajoran rifles, plus their respective charging clamps. The normal supply of 30 trackable cuff restraints is augmented by 250 kemminide polymer restraint strips for lower-risk individuals. The armory also supplies a variety of covert intelligence-gathering devices used to counter smuggling, illegal financial activities, and political insurrections. Additional weapons are stored in the general Starfleet armory sections and are available according to specific Starfleet weapons operations rules.
The holding cell section is accessed through the outer security perimeter corridor. Suspects and visitors are checked in at the control desk and then brought to the central cell area. Suspects are held within three adjoining cells and are retrained by standard planar force fields. All force field devices are Cardassian with Starfleet EPS regulators to control plasma-current levels. In the event of an emergency that might overwhelm the security office physical structure, all prisoners are placed in trackable cuffs and escorted to a safe environment.