subject: Personal Security Tip For You And Your Family [print this page] Everyone has heard the old saying "a man's home is his castle." With crime rates rising at a record pace and criminals being released back on the street because the jails are over-crowded, maybe you should consider building a moat around your home for personal security, as was the case in the Medieval days.
Seriously, there are a few "modern day" personal security tips that you can implement around your home to make it even safer than living in a castle. For the purposes of this discussion, we are going to assume that when you are not at home, then you are traveling.
Home Personal Security Tip - #1 Install a Home Security Camera System
The objective here is to install as many cameras as necessary on the outside of your home, so that there are no blind spots, just like in prisons and grocery stores. To enhance your personal security, you want to be able to see anything that enters the parimeter of your property; live at that moment, or as you review the tape to see who stole your picnic table last night.
These cameras, to be most effective, should be placed high up in a tree or attached to a tree and be disguised to look like a pigeon, robin, or squirrel. These kits, that hide security cameras, are available in hundreds of different items, so just choose the ones that are native to your area.
Personal security tip #1 also includes a security camera system inside your home. This system's coverage should not include any blind spots, so to allow you to monitor your teenager's activity, while you are away from the castle.
Home Personal Security Tip - #2 Use Extreme Caution
You need to develop a plan that deals with how you are going to deal with intruders, whether it is the neighbor boy next door that climbed the fence to get his baseball, or the burglar who is inside your home when you arrive. Remember, caution is the better part of valor, and you should always call the police rather than act yourself. The only exception to this rule is if you are forced to defend yourself.
Personal Security Tips - Traveling
Most of time when we travel away from our homes, we do so in our cars. Once you have approached your vehicle very cautiously, and are inside, lock the doors. Before you leave your vehicle, you want to make sure to scan the surrounding area for suspicious looking characters. Always carry a cell phone with you, and know where the closest police station is located, so you can drive right to it if you are being followed.
