Home Survey

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Home Survey

• An Introduction to Home Surveys

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Domestics

• Fire Alarm
• Evacuation Procedures
• Health and Safety
• Security Issues
• Toilets
• Break Time
• Finish Time
• Please switch off your mobile phone

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Course Overview

• Aim
• To make our homes and property more resistant to
  theft and damage
• The Course
• 3 sessions
• each session 2 ½ hours
• Introduction to the home security training
  package
• Surveying using a recognised system
• Improving our survey skills and looking at our
  local initiative

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This Session

• 20 mins Introductions and experiences
• 20 mins Its not rocket science
• 5 mins Why do people burgle
• 10 mins Identifying Targets
• 10 mins Reducing your chances of becoming a
  victim
• 15 mins Introduction to the Home Security
  training package
• 40 mins The Ten Principles of Crime Prevention
• 15 mins Safety in the home
• 10 mins Summary and next actions

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Our Experiences
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Why do people burgle?
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Why do people burgle?

• The opportunity is there
• To sell the items for cash
• Marked property is easy to identify
• Marked property is difficult to sell
• Marked property can be returned to its rightful
  owner when recovered

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What do People Steal?
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What do People Steal?

• Items which are small, portable
• Items which are easy to sell on
• Mobile phones
• Money / credit cards / cheque books
• CD / DVD players
• Computers / laptops
• Stereos / Hi-Fi / MP3 players
• Jewellery
• keys

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What do People Steal?

• Items which are small, portable
• Items which are easy to sell on
• Mobile phones
• Money / credit cards / cheque books
• CD / DVD players
• Computers / laptops
• Stereos / Hi-Fi / MP3 players
• Jewellery
• keys

Targets
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Target

• anything an offender would want to steal or
  damage

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Reducing your chances of becoming a victim
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Reducing your chances of becoming a victim

• Lock your car (put it in the garage)
• Lock doors and windows (fit window locks)
• Dont leave cash / credit cards / keys lying
  around.
• Keep items out of view / put garden tools away
• Property marking
• Look in when you are out / timer switches
• fit a spy hole so you can see who is calling
• Close garden gates to restrict access
• Fit an alarm

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Reducing your chances of becoming a victim
Your advice should always be
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Home Securityan introduction to domestic
surveying
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Home Securityan introduction to domestic
surveying

• Target hardening
• Target removal
• Remove the means
• Reduce the payoff
• Access control
• Visibility / Surveillance
• Environmental design
• Rule setting
• Increasing the chance of being caught
• Deflecting offenders

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Safety in the Home
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Safety in the Home

• Security takes preference when the home is
  unoccupied
• Safety takes priority when the home is occupied
• Fire Plan Get OUT Stay OUT - 999
• Fit a smoke alarm
• Keep hazardous items out of reach (sharp knives /
  liquids etc)
• Do NOT smoke in bed
• Gas appliances should be checked regularly
• Do NOT overload electricity sockets
• Be aware of trip hazards
• Fit a carbon monoxide alarm

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Summary
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Summary

• Examples of good and bad security
• Why people burgle
• What people burgle Targets
• Reducing the risk of becoming a victim
• Home Security CBT
• The Ten Principles of Crime Prevention
• Safety in the home Fire Plan

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Next Actions

• Home Work
• Take a look at your own home and using what you
  have learnt today
• Identify any security weak points and
• Think about how these may be strengthened.
• Next Session
• Present your findings to the group at the next
  session

Thank you