Crime Fighting Security Solutions for Home and Business

There are many ways to address crime issues but most security experts will agree its best to deter crime rather than respond to it. The good news is there are several technologies which provide both deterrence, response and other reactionary benefits.


Deterrence - "A capability sufficiently strong to discourage any would-be aggressor".
This is a great definition of the deterrence benefits a Security System or Surveillance Cameras provide. Many may argue the real benefit of such systems is not the system itself but rather the window and yard warning signs included with the systems. What they are really referring to is that a criminal is likely to go elsewhere if they are aware there is an electronic security system they are going to have to deal with. Plain and simple its much easier to burglarize a home or business without a security system than one that has one. Benefit number one to electronic security - deterrence.


Documentation - "furnishing information or evidence".
Electronic systems provide undisputed facts about the crime. Alarm systems document the exact time the crime occurred, where in the facility the intruders went and when the response arrived. Camera security systems document visually who the intruders were, what they did and what they took.


Respond - "To react positively or favorably".
Monitored burglar alarm systems can transmit digital alarm information to a 24 hour monitored dispatch center. They in turn verify the intrusion and dispatch the police or a private security guard service. PC based video surveillance recorders can transmit alarm and streaming video to a remote PC or even a PDA.


Limiting - "serving to restrict or restrain".
Once an intruder or criminal has been detected often audible horns and flashing lights interfaced to the security system can indicate they have been detected. At that point they have two choices. To abort their crime and leave or stay and risk the possibility of being apprehended. Most crimial will abort and leave.


Identify - "to serve as a means of identification".
Countless criminals have been brought to justice with the video recorded from a Video surviellance system. Security cameras can privde clear video of criminal in the act during the day and even at night in pitch black using night vision technology.


Peace of Mind - "The feeling you have when you leave your home or business knowing its protected and secure". OK, well that's not the dictionary's definition of "Peace of mind". But it is for the thousands of home and business owners who have invested in a security system.