Building a new police station or remodeling an old facility can be a very daunting assignment. The modern police station is a highly complex facility with intensive space needs for people and equipment. How do you begin to navigate and address the different operational needs of patrol, investigations, records, booking and the evidence warehouse (among others)? How do you begin to understand and prioritize these challenging demands and security issues? Operations-based design is a roadmap for designing a station that is responsive to your department, a safe and secure work environment for personnel and effective for the community that the facility serves.