Resources for Better Home Security

A Complete Home Security System
A complete home security system not only protects you from burglars, but protects you and your family from fire as well. Start with the feature article, which describes several steps you should take to make your family safer if a fire should ravage your home. Once you've finished this main article, scrol to the bottom of the page and click on Articles. Here you will find 20 fact-filled articles covering every aspect of home security, everything from tips for better home security, to ways that a good home burglary system can protect your family from carbon monoxide poisoning, to what is included in a free home security system, to what to look for when buying a home security system, to landscape lighting as a deterrent, to how to survive a home invasion and lots more. If you're serious about home security and you'd like a good overview of everything that you might need and everything that's out there to protect you, your family, and your property, then this site should be one of your first stops.

Apartment Security
This website features apartment security articles, with apartment safety tips and ideas. Article topics include home invasion survival tips, apartment security design, security guards in apartment housing, premises liability for violet crime, apartment security overview and gated communities. Articles cover topics such as alarms, carjacking, alerting neighbors and burglar proofing your apartment. Because most burglaries occur during the day, it’s important to adhere to the tips and remember that burglars are usually well dressed, and plan their crimes at night.

The Psychological Effects of Home Burglary
Writer Dave Kopec had written about home safety for years and tried to do everything he could to make his home safe from intrusion. But even the best measures can't keep a determined thief out -- or in this case three teenagers intent on finding a place to party and then vandalize. This article is written from a very personal perspective, discussing the real-life trauma and psychological devastation that can occur following a break-in. Often a break-in can cause loss of place attachment, which means the homeowner feels no connection to his or her home any longer and wishes nothing more than to sell. Mr. Kopec thought he had made his home safe from intruders. A six-foot wall along one side of his house with sharp diamond-shaped points on top, protected the utilities section of the home. However, this turned out to be his weakest point. The kids who broke into my home bent over the diamond points and then scaled the wall. Upon entering the utility area they proceeded to cut the telephone line and disable the electric, as well as compromise the watering system. Since most security services rely on a telephone call to warn of an intruder, the cut telephone cord rendered that aspect of my defenses useless. Additionally, the sirens associated with a compromised security system were also rendered ineffective because they were tied to the electricity. Hence, my first three lines of defense (neighbors, security service, and alarm) were all rendered ineffective. There are things that Mr. Kopec could have done differently and which might have protected his home more effectively. This article details many of those things. There is nothing better than first-hand knowledge. By reading this article you have a chance to get that knowledge without having to suffer the actual trauma of a break-in yourself.