DESIGN GUIDE FOR IMPROVING RESIDENTIAL SECURITY

• NCJ Number: 15608
• Author(s): O NEWMAN
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 97 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Housing and Urban Development; New York City Mayor's Criminal Justice Coordinating Council; US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: Ctr for Residential Security Design
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

ILLUSTRATED STANDARDS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND DESIGNS FOR INDIVIDUAL AND MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS.

Abstract

IN THIS DESIGN GUIDE, SEPARATE CHAPTERS ARE DEVOTED TO DETAILED DISCUSSIONS OF HARDWARE, PERSONNEL, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT. FOR ALREADY COMPLETED BUILDINGS, THE CREATION OF A FORTIFICATION WITH LIMITED AND CONTROLLED ACCESS POINTS IS EMPHASIZED. THE RECOMMENDED SECURITY APPROACH FOR NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS BEING BUILT INVOLVES USING A SERIES OF PHYSICAL DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS TO SUBDIVIDE THE COMPLEX INTO NATURALLY CONTROLLED SECTORS CALLED 'DEFENSIBLE SPACE.' NUMEROUS DIAGRAMS AND DETAILED FIGURES OF HARDWARE DEVICES FOR SECURING INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL AND MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS REPORT. COVERED ARE THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF DOORS, DOOR MATERIALS, HINGES, LOCKS, AND LIGHTING THAT ARE AVAIBLE FOR USE. A DISCUSSION OF ELECTRONIC SECURITY SYSTEMS CONSIDERS DIFFERENT TYPES OF ALARMS, CLOSED-CURCUIT TELEVISION, INTERCOM, AND ELEVATOR AUDIO SYSTEMS. SECURITY OF WINDOWS, LOBBIES, SECONDARY EXITS AND ENTRANCES, ELEVATORS, AND MAILBOXES IN MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS IS ALSO CONSIDERED. IN ADDITION, THE SOURCE, SELECTION, COSTS, SCHEDULING, AND EQUIPMENT REQUIRED BY DIFFERENT TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL SECURITY PERSONNEL ARE OUTLINED. THE FINAL CHAPTER ILLUSTRATES SIX EXAMPLES OF TOTAL SECURITY SYSTEMS IN EXISTING RESIDENTIAL COMPLEXES, USING DEVICES AND PROCEDURES DISCUSSED IN EARLIER CHAPTERS. (SNI ABSTRACT)