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Daniel Capron
Security Professional
Contact Information
Telephone
817-448-8367
Email
dancapron@capronenterprise.com
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General Security Information
The image above illustrates a property that I used during this exercise. The
starting point to any security assessment is to evaluate the big picture.
Assessing what will create your Secure Environment
 | Environment - The environment is critical to begin the assessment
as this determines the scope of the secure environment.
Take off the blinders here and work on determining how you can deter
undesirable actions. When looking at environment be sure to not only look at
human actions but also natures actions. Some key things to look at are fire,
rain, lightning and wind as any of these events can cause loss off power,
water, telephone, or shelter.
Note any of the actions that you feel would jeopardize your secure
environment and then note actions you can take to reduce the likelihood of the
event occurring or at least minimize it's affect.
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| Lighting - This action is critical to a secure environment for
multiple reasons. Many people are still afraid of the dark especially when
they cannot see what is out there. Good lighting is a stop sign to would be
burglars due to risk analysis. Burglars are not looking to be detected in the
process of committing a burglary as this increases the chance of them getting
identified and caught.
Good lighting reduces the likelihood of you tripping over or accidentally
running over an unseen objects.
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| Barriers - There are pros and cons to barriers that you need to be
aware of. If you cannot see you neighbors from your house, they cannot
see when someone is breaking into your house. We all appreciate our privacy
and we consider that to be an important part of our secure environment.
Utilizing detection devices to alert us of these unseen actions can
substantially reduce the risk of the event occurring. As we stated in the
lighting section, "Burglars are not looking to be detected in the process of
committing a burglary as this increases the chance of them getting identified
and caught". |
| Curb Appeal - While good curb appeal is great when selling your
property it can be very inviting to burglars. It is always a good idea to
keep valuables from view from outside. Ensuring that valuables such as
electronics, jewelry, and collectables cannot be viewed from the windows is
always a good idea.
It is always a good idea to keep your garage doors closed when they are not
in use. Power tools can be easy targets for walk by burglars and many times
the missing items are not noticed for some time. They can also get an
inventory of items for burglary in the future. Most burglaries are planned
events not spur of the moment actions.
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| Vacancy - I use the term vacancy to mean that the property in
currently unoccupied. This could be while during the day, in the evening, or
possibly vacant for days at a time when you are on vacation. Making a property
look occupied during vacancy could be as easy as having lights come on and off
during scheduled times. It is always a good idea to have someone stop by the
property at least once a day and it should be at random times. Always keep in
mind, "Burglars are not looking to be detected in the process of committing a
burglary as this increases the chance of them getting identified and caught.
Keep them guessing by being vigilant regarding your secure environment. |
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