Home Security - reality or the perception of the improbable?

Abstract

Dealing with options for home security is no easy matter. It is actually the last thing that comes to mind when one acquires a property, following building and utilities permitting requirements, innovative designing and installation processes and the eventual moving in. It is only then that the idea of security really hits in; when the actual physical move occurs. A process, not without its psychological traumas (scientific studies show that one of the major causes of separation is triggered by the stress caused in moving house…). Once the move occurs, an awareness check settles in: that related to the proximity factor. Who are the neighbours, what types of movements occur in the locality, how many incidents are reported, and a myriad of other potential ‘fear of crime’ factors that seem to somehow take precedence.