NCJ Number
61665
Journal
Assets Protection Volume: 4 Issue: 3, Dated: (JULY/AUGUST 1979) Pages: 19-34
Date Published
1978
Length
16 pages
Annotation
THIS PRACTICAL GUIDE TO SECURITY SURVEYS STRESSES A CRITICAL ONSITE EXAMINATION AND ANALYSIS OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT, BUSINESS, OR RESIDENCE TO ASCERTAIN ITS SECURITY STATUS.
Abstract
A SECURITY SYSTEM MUST BE TAILORED TO THE LIFESTYLE OF THE BUILDING AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE OR WORK WITHIN IT. HERE SECURITY SYSTEMS--MAXIMUM, MEDIUM, AND MINIMUM--ARE EXAMINED IN RELATION TO THE SECURITY OF AN ART MUSEUM, SINCE MUSEUMS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT BUILDINGS TO SURVEY. A SECURITY ANALYSIS MUST INCLUDE CONSIDERATION OF PROTECTION FROM INTERNAL AND HIT AND RUN THEFT: KEY AND INVENTORY CONTROL; AND TRAINING OF GUARD EMPLOYEES AND STAFF ON THEFT PREVENTION. NINE POINTS OF GENERAL SECURITY CONCERN INCLUDE HAZARDS INVOLVING THE BUILDING AND ITS OCCUPANTS; LOCKS; ALARM SYSTEMS; STORAGE; POLICE OR GUARD SECURITY APPLICATIONS; AND BUILDING HAZARDS. LIGHTING IS IMPORTANT TO SECURITY. GENERAL TYPES OF EFFECTIVE LIGHTING SOURCES ARE MERCURY VAPOR AND INCANDESCENT LIGHTING SYSTEMS. GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE LIGHTING SYSTEMS ARE GIVEN. KEY CONTROL IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT FACTOR IN CONDUCTING A SURVEY AND GUIDELINES ARE GIVEN. THE TOOLS OF A SUCCESSFUL SECURITY SURVEY ARE THE REPORT CONTAINING RECOMMENDATIONS, AND SECURITY SURVEY FORMS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY, SAMPLE FORMS FOR USE IN A SURVEY, AND TWO HYPOTHETICAL SURVEY WORK PROBLEMS ARE APPENDED. (MJW)