Home security

Home security, are measures that protect an individual's home and family. In developed countries, including the United States, the Police and Fire Departments provide, along with relatively low crime rates, a sense of safety in our daily lives. Crime or violence will always be real threats regardless of whether we are in a normal situation or after a disaster. However, people can take precautions to discourage burglary, home invasion, rape or murder.

Self-defense

Self-defense are measures that an individual can take to assure safety without relying upon the assistance of others.

• Weaponry
  • Firearms
  • Knives
• Martial arts
  • Combatives (U.S. Army)
  • Judo
  • Aikido
• Mental Preparedness
  • Situational awareness
  • Threat assessment
  • Conflict management and De-escalation Techniques
  • After affects and legal consequences

Home Security

The security of a home or building is another important factor to consider, here are some considerations to make regarding home security.

• Defensive landscaping - in low crime areas a backyard fence or in high crime areas decorative grills on the windows
• Surveillance - private home security systems

Quotes

• "When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are in peace." Luke 11:21 (KJV)

See also

• Firearms
• Castle Doctrine

External links

• Body language and threat recognition by Massad Ayoob in Backwoods Home Magazine