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Jan-02-2009 03:40 PM
Most home burglaries happen after dark when it is evident that there
isn't anyone home. It makes perfect sense for a burglar to feel much
safer and more confident about robbing a home when they're cloaked by
total darkness, right? Wrong!
Dec-30-2008 02:21 PM
Some businesses - retail- or office-based alike - spend so much time
and money trying to make sure that they are safe from external threats
that they may end up ignoring even more likely problems. Such as this
one: It is generally accepted that a business' employees are 15 times
more likely to steal from it than its customers
are.
Dec-27-2008 07:31 AM
A recent Reader's Digest article reported that among the nation's 6,000 colleges and universities, there are some 40,000 burglaries, 3,700 forcible sex offenses, 7,000 aggravated assaults and 48 murders reported annually. To combat this wave of campus crime, universities and colleges have taken a variety of proactive steps.
Dec-23-2008 02:49 PM
Video surveillance is a very hot topic these days; if you ask most
people anything about the history behind video surveillance most of us
would be at a lost for words. For many, it just is. Most have never
given it any real thought beyond the security that it provides, and the
issue of security cameras as it relates to privacy. This article will
give you some insights into the story of video surveillance technology
and its influence on our lifestyles.
Dec-23-2008 02:29 PM
The majority of all business losses are caused by the companies'
employees. But the current environment has also led to an increase in
crime, and business owners today must be on the increasing vigilance
and alertness against theft, pilferage, burglary or property damage.
Regard your business as a fort, and ask yourself, "Is my fort secure?"
Here is a checklist of items to be covered before you can say you have
adequate protection for your business.
Dec-21-2008 09:23 AM
Remember that haunting scene in the movie "The Ballad of the Green
Berets" where US troops look through their night-vision equipment and
see hundreds of Viet Cong stealthily approaching their base under cover
of night? The camera view that the audience sees was probably faked:
movie cameras were not capable of night-vision back then. But today
night-vision technology has developed to the point where it is now
possible to see a person standing 200 yards away on a moonless night.
Dec-21-2008 09:17 AM
Lock bumping, which is a type of lock picking is used primarily on "pin
tumbler" type locks. The key used for lock bumping is ironically
called a 'bump key'. A single 'bump key' can be used many times over,
all it takes a key of the same type of lockset.
Dec-19-2008 07:41 AM
Auto thefts, especially in lucrative Southern California, have created
new concerns about the evolving expertise of organized crime rings to
defeat top-tier automotive technology. Lately, car thieves have become
more like computer hackers. Seems every step taken by engineers to
increase the difficulty of stealing a car has been met by an ingenious
way to defeat or bypass it.
Dec-17-2008 08:24 AM
To stem the tide of lawsuits alleging race-based traffic stops against
police and highway patrol agencies, law enforcement executives sought
proactive steps to stop biased policing. Thus was born the in-car (or
on-car) video camera to record traffic stops and other police
encounters with the public. The technology helped rebuild public trust,
allowing citizens and civil rights attorneys to view what actually
occurred during traffic stops and other incidents.
Dec-17-2008 07:12 AM
We are a family-friendly, down-to-earth, no-nonsense company in an
industry that helps Americans protect themselves, their homes, their
families and their businesses. We are thrilled to be doing just what
we're doing, which is helping you to help yourself, and we believe
that's the attitude every business should have toward its customers.
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