Home Security How to Select Reliable Locks and Alarms for Your Home, Office, or Car

List of IllustrationsPreface Why You Should Read This BookBurglars KillEvery Security System Can Be Breached but Not by Any BurglarWhat You Will Learn from This BookChapter 1 - How the Burglar Breaks into Your HomeThe Burglar: Who Is He?The Burglar's Tactics and TechniquesThe Average Burglar at WorkSophisticated BurglaryCommon Mistakes That Give the Burglar an Easy RideFile Cabinets and Desk DrawersChapter 2 - How to Select a Reliable Alarm SystemThe Security System's Three Lines of DefenseHow the Alarm System FunctionsChapter 3 - Alarm SensorsMagnetic Reed Switches and Wire Contact SystemsWindow FoilWindowpane-Mounted Glass-Breakage DetectorsVibration Detectors and Inertia SensorsInfrasound DetectorsField-Effect SensorsSound Detectors and Heat DetectorsPressure Mats, Plunger Switches, and Contact StripsIonization DetectorsPhotoelectric Cells and Invisible Beam DetectorsPassive Infrared DetectorsMicrowave Motion DetectorsUltrasonic Motion DetectorsVisible-Light DetectorsVideo DetectorsBarrier Sensors and AnalyzersChapter 4 - Personal Attack AlarmsChapter 5 - Fire Alarm SystemsChapter 6 - The Most Reliable Locks-and How Intruders Pick ThemWarded LocksLever Tumbler LocksDisk Tumbler LocksPin Tumbler Cylinder LocksTubular Cylinder LocksMagnetic LocksCombination LocksMaster Key SystemsCommon Lock-Picking ToolsChapter 7 - Other Common LocksSimple Suitcase LocksPadlocksBriefcase and Padlock Combination LocksChapter 8 - Reinforced Doors and Security BarsReinforced DoorsSecurity BarsChapter 9 - How to Protect Your SafeSafes and How Burglars Crack ThemCombination LocksChapter 10 - Gun StorageChapter 11 - The Small Office or ShopShoplifter Detection SystemsSmoke GeneratorsChapter 12 - Vehicle SecurityVehicle LocksVehicle Doors, Windows, and TrunksCar Alarm SystemsChapter 13 - Personal Safety at HomeChapter 14 - Security Away from HomeHammer, Carl is the author of 'Home Security How to Select Reliable Locks and Alarms for Your Home, Office, or Car' with ISBN 9781581601213 and ISBN 1581601212.