Keep Your Home Safe

Home Security: Your Guide to Protecting Your Family

By Better Homes & Gardens Books

This comprehensive guide looks at vulnerable aspects of your home, from doors and windows, to locks and alarm systems, including helpful illustrations and photos. The guide takes readers through a home inventory and a “security tour” to determine weak spots. Other chapters look at safety behavior and vacation security.

Also of Interest

The Savvy Guide to Home Security

By John Mueller

This book can help you analyze and define your security needs. It guides you through choosing alarms,monitoring systems, security vendor services and includes interviews with security experts.

www.ncpc.org

From The National Crime Prevention Council

The National Crime Prevention Council’s Web site is a thorough resource for ways to protect homes and neighborhoods alike. Under the Home and Neighborhood Safety section, discover safety tips, information on starting and running a Neighborhood Watch program, as well as downloadable safety checklists.