Being able to anticipate, recognize and appraise a crime risk situation can significantly reduce your level of risk. Test your crime prevention knowledge in these common situations:
1. Burglars most frequently enter a residence by:
- Picking a lock
- Breaking a window
- Removing hinge pins
- Using an unlocked door or window.
2. Sliding glass patio doors are best secured by the use of:
- A wooden dowel or broom handle in the track
- A key operated lock
- A glass break detector
- All of the above.
3. The best way to protect your purse from purse snatchers is by:
- Tightly gripping your purse
- Casually gripping your purse
- Strap around wrist
- Strap over shoulder and purse under arm.
4. The best type of lighting for home protection is:
- Motion-sensing exterior lights
- Normal interior lights
- Timer-operated lights
- All of the above.
Answers:
1. Most burglars enter residential homes through an unlocked door.
2. Sliding glass patio doors are best protected by using all of the devices listed.
3. A purse is best protected by wearing the strap over the shoulder – or over one shoulder and across the chest – and carrying the purse high-up, under the arm.
4. The best lighting for home protection consists of a balance of normal interior lights, timer-operated lights and exterior motion-sensing lights placed at entrance ways.
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