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LOCKS, SAFES, AND SECURITY - A HANDBOOK FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL

NCJ Number
2205
Author(s)
M W TOBIAS
Date Published
1971
Length
338 pages
Annotation
RELATING PROTECTIVE AND DETECTIVE MEASURES TO AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BASIC TECHNOLOGY, PROBLEMS, AND PROCEDURES OF SECURITY.
Abstract
A DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORY OF LOCKS, DEFINITIONS PECULIAR TO THE LOCK INDUSTRY, BASIC TYPES OF LOCK MECHANISMS, LOCK PICKING AND IMPRESSIONING TECHNIQUES, AUTOMOBILE LOCKS USED BY MANUFACTURERS, PHYSICAL AND ELECTRONIC PREMISES SECURITY MEASURES, SAFES, VAULTS, AND BANKS, CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES, MEANS OF ATTACK, AND BURGLARY AND FIRE RESISTANCE RATINGS. BIBLIOGRAPHY

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