An extensive, approachable guide to ensuring the safety of you and your family both in and out of the home. Do you know what to do if you think someone is in your house? What if an unmarked car is trying to pull you over on a dark and lonely road? Author Lynne Finch takes a comprehensive look at ways to improve your family’s immediate safety and methods for protecting them in the future. Finch covers a wide range of topics from temporary ways renters can make their home secure, to more permanent changes an owner can make. As well as travel tips for domestic and international travel, with suggestions as simple as how to use your luggage tags to not only make your bag distinct, but to be more security conscious. Through interviews with law enforcement officers, Finch provides advice on how to handle various social interactions that keeps you from becoming a victim. These safety suggestions are helpful to readers of all ages, and a must-read for those just going off to college. Learn how to keep your drink safe at a bar or club and how to prevent your friend from becoming a target, as well as what to do if someone is following you home at night. Home Security Handbook is a well-researched, thoughtful look at a serious subject that affects everyone lives. Written in an approachable, conversational style, Finch provides informative tips that help prepare readers to deal with the most common safety concerns.
