Founded in 1977, Moyer Associates represents a unique combination of architectural and planning skills applied to the area of public safety and criminal justice. Interdisciplinary teams are dedicated to each project and utilize a collaborative planning process with the client. Principal staff are drawn from the former National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture which, under the founding direction of Frederic Moyer, played a seminal role in the development of national guidelines for police, courts and correctional facilities. Headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois, offices are established in other locations through professional affiliations. The philosophy which guides the delivery of professional services calls for an intensive on-site working schedule. This brings local decision-makers into close collaboration with the entire professional team, better defining needs and solutions. Consequently, Moyer Associates staff are accustomed to conducting critical project activities at the project location.

Frederic D. Moyer, FAIA, President, is an internationally recognized expert, lecturer and author in public safety and criminal justice architecture and planning. A former Professor of Architecture at the University of Illinois, he was the founder and first director of the National Clearinghouse for Criminal Justice Planning and Architecture. He participated in the development of nationally recognized standards for police, courts and correctional facilities planning and design. Included are those issued by the American Correctional Association, the National Center for State Courts, the International Association of Chiefs of Police, the National Sheriff's Association, the U.S. Department of Justice and the United Nations. He has also testified before Congress and been consulted by the White House in the development of the national policy towards criminal justice planning and architecture.

The close interplay of planning and architecture which characterized the work of the National Clearinghouse is strongly evident in the planning and design philosophy of Moyer Associates. Utilizing an in-depth familiarity with professional standards for public safety facilities, staff address the complex legal, programmatic, security and economic issues of this specialized architecture. Over the past twenty-eight years, Moyer Associates has developed and refined a planning model which has proven particularly effective in developing the planning, programming and design of Justice facilities. It is called the Criminal Justice Collaborative Planning Model. It has been our experience that the planning and programming process is enlightened and enriched by the close involvement of those who represent the client agency in the project funding and building procurement process.

Erie County Correctional Center Alden New York
Moyer Associates conducted all pre-design programming for this new 400 bed correctional facility, followed by the preparation of Schematic Design, Design Development and Security Systems plans and details. Nationally recognized as an outstanding example of Direct Supervision management, the completed facility has received national citation for Design Excellence. The design concept centers around the information resource core which receives services from the Erie County Library System. Prisoner services are decentralized to minimize escort and staffing requirements. As a result, the facility is economical in its construction costs and is economical in its operational budget requirements.

While a Professor at the University of Illinois, Fred Moyer served as Project Director for a national research study conducted under the funding support of the U.S. Department of Justice which resulted in the publication, Guidelines for the Planning and Design of Regional and Community Correctional Centers for Adults. It was subsequently published and distributed nationwide by the Justice Department and designated as the "advanced practices" criteria which must be met in any application for federal funding of correctional facility construction.

Monroe County Community Correctional Center Rochester
This facility was programmed and designed by Moyer Associates to incorporate all required security features for medium and minimum classification prisoner profile, while providing a facility image that would be a good neighbor for the adjoining Monroe County Community College campus. Materials were carefully chosen and security systems were designed to be integral with the design and construction concept so that they would not produce a negative facility image. The resulting facility blends harmoniously into its setting and provides a contemporary example of Direct Supervision correctional facility design. Prisoner activities and services are decentralized for reduction of prisoner movements and more efficient operations.

Rock County Jail
In this project, Moyer Associates was given responsibility for projecting jail bedspace need in Rock County, developing a related functional and space needs program, and assessing various options for meeting these needs. Included within the scope of the work was the evaluation of eleven different site options. The option which was selected was to build the needed jail and Sheriff's Department facilities as an addition to an abandoned County-owned Tuberculosis Sanitarium. A jail facility with 200 beds was designed and constructed. The Sanitarium was converted into a Huber facility (work release) and Law Enforcement Communications Center. The scheme features ample room for future expansion as that may be needed. Jail Standards were met and bids came in well under the budget.

Moyer Associates Incorporated
950 Skokie Blvd. Suite #200
Northbrook Illinois 60062, USA