FUTURE INCREASING DEMAND FOR ALARM SYSTEMS AND SECURITY, PART 1

• NCJ Number: 29420
• Journal: SIGNAL Dated: (THIRD QUARTER 1975) Pages: 6-11 AND 14
• Author(s): C L COLVIN; T J WILLICK; J M DILLAHUNTY
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 7 pages
• Corporate Author: National Burglar and Fire Alarm Assoc
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

TRENDS IN POPULATION GROWTH AND CHANGE, FEMALES IN THE WORK FORCE, AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS ARE FORECASTED FOR THE NEXT 15 YEARS TO PREDICT SECUTITY AND ALARM SYSTEMS DEMAND.

Abstract

POPULATION TRENDS SEEM TO POINT TO A RELATIVELY LARGE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN THE HIGH POTENTIAL CRIME OFFENDER AGE BRACKET RESIDING IN URBAN MINORITY-DOMINATED COMMUNITIES. AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FEMALES IN THE WORK FORCE WILL EXPAND THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DAYTIME RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY. ECONOMIC FACTORS ARE ALSO RELATED TO AN INCREASED DEMAND FOR SECURITY AND ALARM SYSTEMS.