Are Silent Alarms a Viable
Option for Your Property?
There are pros and cons about
the effectiveness of silent alarms. A
silent alarm is usually combined with a
monitoring service so that it is alerted as
soon as an emergency arises. The issue is, the
delay that occurs in the response time between
the sounding of the alarm and the action being
implemented.
When a client contracts with a
security company, they have the option of
choosing who responds to the alarm - the
representatives of the company or the
police. The alarm company representatives
are more likely to show up before the police as
the latter do not consider intrusions into
homes and business places a high priority these
days. On the other hand, the security guards
being unarmed and mostly unskilled are less
likely to be strong deterrents to hardened
intruders.
As most companies employ low
wage workers whose backgrounds are suspect,
clients prefer to have the police respond to
the alarm for obvious reasons. There could be a
charge involved as many police departments
charge after one or two false alarms.
This was implemented to avoid the wasted of
officers who should be protecting and serving
more viable calls. As a result, many people
prefer to risk using security companies over
the possibility of owing so much money. The
best course of action would be to check the
policies of both the security company and the
police.
The hardened criminal already
has the experience and the knowledge of the
time lag between the alarm and the response. He
would already have staked out the place and
chalked out an escape plan. Therefore, he will
be in and out of the premises with the stash
before the response team arrives.
Importantly, silent alarms
do not attract attention which is something no
intruder desires as it leads to identification
and possible arrest. Loud alarms attract
attention and cause the intruder to lose his
nerve as well as distract him. Neighbors
and passerby’s all gather and a neighbor alert
is more likely to get a quicker response from
the police than a silent alarm. In the case of
a false alarm, you can always turn it off.
The use of a silent alarm
displays consideration for the neighbors as
they would not be rudely disturbed, but it will
not act as a deterrent to prevent the very
intrusion for which you installed the
system.
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