BUILDING SECURITY STANDARDS - PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE

• NCJ Number: 12311
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1973
• Length: 53 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Carter Ctr
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Statistics

Annotation

ITEMIZED APPROACH FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING SECURITY STANDARDS, INCLUDING DISCUSSION OF FUTURE RESEARCH IN THE FIELD.

Abstract

THE REPORT BEGINS WITH AN OVERVIEW OF THE CRIME SITUATION AND THE GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE REACTIONS TO THIS PROBLEM. THE ELEMENTS OF PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS AND THE SCOPE AND COMPLEXITIES OF THE PROBLEM OF CREATING AND MAINTAINING PHYSICAL SECURITY FOR COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA ARE DISCUSSED. SPECIFIC PROCEDURES FOR TESTING SECURITY HARDWARE FOR WINDOW AND DOOR SYSTEMS ARE OUTLINED. APPENDED MATERIAL INCLUDES RELEVANT CRIME STATISTICS.