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HOME AND APARTMENT SECURITY

NCJ Number
27861
Author(s)
A GRIFFIN
Date Published
1975
Length
285 pages
Annotation
A CONSUMER'S GUIDE BOOK TO SECURITY SYSTEMS RANGING FROM COMMON PADLOCKS TO SUPERSOPHISTICATED ALARM SYSTEMS, COMPLETE WITH PHOGRAPHS, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND EVALUATIONS.
Abstract
INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS COVER PRIMARY DOOR LOCKS, SECONDARY LOCKS, SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, FIREARMS, WATCHDOGS, BURGLAR ALARMS, COMMUNITY RELATIONS AND CITIZEN CRIME PRECAUTIONS, RETALIATORY DEVICES, SECURITY LIGHTING, PERIMETER BARRIERS, WINDOW GRATING SAFES, VEHICLE PROTECTION, AND PROPERTY RECOVERY. SPECIFIC BRANDS OF SECURITY EQUIPMENT ARE NAMED AND EVALAUTED. FORMS FOR A ROOM-BY-ROOM INVENTORY OF PERSONAL PROPERTY IS INCLUDED AT THE END OF THE BOOK. AN INDEX IS ALSO PROVIDED.