by Tess Pennington
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In
a previous article, Urban
Defense Planning for the Home, it was briefly discussed that
designing a home defense system to evade possible criminals is your
only way to protect your home, your family and your belongings,
as well as alert you to anyone trying to break in. Home invasions
are growing more and more frequent these day. Recently in the news,
a 15-year-old
shot a home invader trying to break into his home.

Desperate individuals
feel their cause is justified and important enough to break in,
terrorize, attack and steal belongings from others homes. These
persons are dangerous and should be avoided at all costs. Preventative
measures can be put in place to keep these scums far away from your
home. Minimize the threat of a home break in or home invasion by
adding layers of security to prevent your home from being a possible
hit. Security layers are preventative measures put into place that
will advertise to possible intruders to avoid your home altogether.

Layer 1:
The Outside Layer

• Reinforced doors and locks. There is only 1 ” of wood protecting
  you in normal door locks.
• Invest in heavy duty door hinges and secure door frames with
  3 ” screws.
• Barred windows or European-style security/storm shutters.
• Doors that are not glass or see through.
• Install
  a peep hole for the door.
• Never rely
  on a chain latch as an effective barrier (they are easily broken
  if the door is kicked in).
• Install
  infrared flood lights, or motion detector lights around the perimeter
  of the home.
• A gate
  at the front of the driveway that has spikes at the top to prevent
  someone from jumping over the fence
• Never leave
  a spare key hidden under a rock or door mat. Too many people do
  this and it is the first place a criminal is going to look.
• Cut back
  large trees or bushes near the windows to provide concealment.
  Additionally, putting thorn bushes in their place would be advantageous.
• Have a
  guard dog trained to attack. And place “beware of dog”
  signs in the front and side gates of the home.

Layer 2:
The Inside Layer

• Consider
  investing in an alarm and advertise that you have one by placing
  stickers in windows and signs in the yard.
• Consider
  adding a 2-way voice feature to the existing alarm system. This
  feature enables your security system to communicate directly through
  the control panel. This feature also allows you to call into your
  system and be able to listen to any activity or speak to your
  child or other family members who are home.
• Position
  web cams strategically in hidden areas. Place the computer that
  is monitoring the locations in a hidden spot so the criminals
  do not walk off with the computer.
• Have emergency
  plans and protocols set up where children or teens can see them.
  Additionally, have important contact phone numbers next to the
  plan.
• Teach the
  household how to call 9-1-1, and have a script ready for them
  to read to the dispatcher. This will help keep them explain calmly
  to the dispatcher what the emergency situation is.
• Teach members
  of the home different escape routes to use in case they need to
  leave the home, as well as a code word to use for the family to
  immediately leave the home to go to a safe location.
• Close all
  curtains and blinds at nighttime and set the alarm.
• Keep purses,
  car keys, money and jewelry away from windows were burglars can
  look in and see. This only makes them want to break in more.
• If a gun
  is in the home, have it locked up or put away so that smaller
  children do not try to use it.

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January
11, 2012

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