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Home Security Systems Provide a Safe Environment for Family Members

By: Dr. Jay B Stockman O.D.

There were 4 million household burglaries in the United States, nearly 500,000 resulted in bodily injury, and 20,000 resulted in homicides, frightening statistics. Additional statistics reveal that a home without a security system is three times as likely to be burglarized as compared to one which is equipped with a security system. These facts make it obvious that a home security system will reduce

your chances of intrusion, and can protect your life and property. It is therefore necessary to conduct an extensive home security review, to determine the appropriate systems necessary to secure the safety of yourself, and home.

There were 4 million household burglaries in the United States, nearly 500,000 resulted in bodily injury, and 20,000 resulted in homicides, frightening statistics.

Several points should be kept in mind while conducting a home security review. Security needs should be a first consideration. While it may be obvious that you should be the best judge of security requirements, a security expert has the experience to evaluate your home for vulnerabilities that are not obvious to a layperson. After a full examination of your home, a security specialist will be able to make note of all soft spots, and suggest the kind of equipment necessary to strengthen these soft spots.

The next consideration is security monitoring. Security monitoring can be a sophisticated central monitoring service, or a simple home security system, cost and needs are the determining factors. The central monitoring services are ideal because they ensure that appropriate measures are taken whenever an intrusion is detected. A monitoring team that works from a central station verifies every suspicious activity the moment it receives an alert. While an ideal deterrent, this type of monitoring is relatively expensive, and subject to the experience and professionalism of the company. You must find out if the central monitoring station is certified by Underwriters Laboratory; that it has a power back up system

that can run for 10 to 15 hours; that it is run by trained staff; that it alerts local authorities within seconds of receiving a security alert.

Less costly is a simple home security system consisting of a control panel, a couple of magnetic switches, a motion sensor or two, and an alarm device. This can be hard wired or wireless. The more advanced systems feature a video camera that can be monitored by family members. The biggest advantage of this system is that it scares away potential intruders. This may happen when an intruder sees a yard sign, a decal sign or any of the installed sensors or video cameras. There is a one-time installation charge, with no recurring expenses.

While there are no guarantees, any home security system could scare away potential intruders. Any type of prevention will go along way to reduce the likelihood of a break in, or home assault by a stranger. Remember, the main objective of any home security system is to provide a safe environment for family members, and to limit the loss of property.

About the Author

Jay B Stockman is a contributing editor for Best Home Security Companies. Visit http://home-security-usa.com/ for more information.

Dr. Jay B Stockman is an individual contributor to Google Health Co-op

Dr. Jay B Stockman's public Google Health Co-op profile

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Today, we live in a world filled with uncertainty, violence and attacks to our personal security. In these times, we need to protect ourself from those that violate.

Stun guns are available in 80,000 volts are as high as 500,000 volts. You can fool your assailant with a Cell Phone Stun Gun or a Stun Alarm Flashlight. Both not only are stun guns but are also equipped with personal alarms at 130 db. Pepper spray can hold off an attacker long enough for you to get away. This product can also be disguised as an ordinary pager that can give an effective range of 8 to 12 feet. Mace not only holds off an attacker but comes in key chains, batons and some extremely powerful triple action mace products.

For your home security, consider Portable Alarms that monitor the smallest changes in air pressure created by opening and closing doors and windows. For those that want a little more high technology security there is the VISEC Software to monitor your home, office, cars and valuables. Attackers come in many different forms. They can be husbands, boyfriends, strangers, preditors. We have many Alarms, flashlights, voice changers and alert systems. We can even hook you up with a self defense video that teaches you how to protect yourself at street level to any level that you are comfortable with.

Don't let any attacker, invasion expert, stalker, violent and potentially dangerous person you encounter take you by surprise. Be prepared. Be informed. Check your area for what is allowed in your state and then protect yourself. Don't allow yourself to be a victim. Don't allow yourself to be scared. Don't allow yourself to sit back quietly. Take your life in your own hands. Prepare. Research. Plan. Remember, its not just your life you are protecting, it could be your children, your parent, your friend's.

Beth Gebhardt, Safe Haven Enterprise - A woman working hard to protect other woman from violence.

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Home Security News

The computer helper: Wireless security at home - Feature (EARTHtimes.org)
Washington - Setting up a wireless network at home is both easy and smart. A wireless network gives everyone in the house access to the Internet, and it can also be used to share files and peripherals, such as printers. But it also brings with it con...

Ohio poll workers are banned from taking machines home (Courier-Post)
Poll workers will not be allowed to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election because the practice known as "sleepovers" is an unacceptable security risk, the state elections chief said Tuesday.

Ohio Poll Workers Can't Take Voting Machines Home (WCPO Cincinnati)
Ohio's elections chief says poll workers can't take voting machines home in the days before the election due to security concerns.

Ohio Poll Workers Can't Take Voting Machines Home (The Kentucky Post)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Poll workers will not be allowed to take voting machines home for safekeeping in the days before the November presidential election because the practice known as "sleepovers" is an unacceptable security risk, Ohio's elections chief said Tuesday.

CSU Is Home To World's Largest Food Storage Site (CBS4 Denver)
A frozen, high-security library at Colorado State University may well hold the key to protecting the world's food supply in the future. The CSU campus is the home to the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, a federal facility. It's the largest in a worldwide network of plant and animal storage sites.

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