One of the more
frightening and potentially dangerous crimes that can occur to a family is a home invasion robbery. A home invasion is
when robbers use multiple ways breaking into an occupied house or apartment to steal,
commit a robbery or other crimes. It is particularly frightening because
it violates our private space and the one place that we think of as our
sanctuary is no longer secure anymore. In addition it might not be the last
time when it happened.
Most police will statistically record the crime as a residential burglary or a robbery. Usually after the crime happened it is untraceable even there are left over fingerprint. It will only alert and frighten the others nearby residents so that they will put on extra lock and be cautious in near future.
Dangerous Trends
The traditional commercial targets for robbers like convenience stores and fast-food restaurants have hardened themselves against criminal attack and have reduced available cash. Technology has allowed commercial establishments to install affordable video surveillance systems, silent alarms, and other anti-crime deterrent devices. A residence, by comparison, is now a more attractive choice.
Home invaders know that they won't have to overcome alarm systems when the home is occupied or be worried about video cameras and silent alarms. Unlike robbing a retail store, home invaders expect privacy once inside your home and won’t have to deal with the police suddenly driving up or customers walking in. Once the offenders take control of a residence they can force the occupants to open safes, locate hidden valuables, supply keys to the family car, and PIN numbers to their ATM cards. Home invaders will try to increase their escape time by disabling the phones and sometimes will leave their victims bound or incapacitated. It is not unheard of for robbers to load up the victim’s car with valuables and drive away without anyone in the neighborhood taking notice.
However breaking in an empty house while the residents went out is a much better option. In this way they did not need to take the risk of fighting with the residents. Before they take action they will observe for weeks to make sure which time period the house is empty and they would choose the time to break in and get out before the residents come back on specific time.
Method of Operation
The most common point of attack is through the back door which is less secure or garage. Sometimes the home invader will simply kick open the door and confront everyone inside. More common is when the home invaders knock on the door first or ring the bell. The home invader hopes that the occupant will simply open the door, without question, in response to their knock. Unfortunately, many people do just that.
While more and more home invader choose to break in when the residents went out just using some tools to cut down the lock and broke the main door. It might aware the neighbor but most of the time the neighbor would not aware and care about others house back door.
The weakest home security link is the home occupant who fails to lock doors or windows or who will open the door without question at the sound of a knock. The best defense against home invasion is education and planning. Parents should hold a family meeting to discuss how to answer the door when someone knocks. Another important topic is how to act should your home or family be invaded. Once you know how home robbers work, you can effectively prevent most occurrences.
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Most police will statistically record the crime as a residential burglary or a robbery. Usually after the crime happened it is untraceable even there are left over fingerprint. It will only alert and frighten the others nearby residents so that they will put on extra lock and be cautious in near future.
Dangerous Trends
The traditional commercial targets for robbers like convenience stores and fast-food restaurants have hardened themselves against criminal attack and have reduced available cash. Technology has allowed commercial establishments to install affordable video surveillance systems, silent alarms, and other anti-crime deterrent devices. A residence, by comparison, is now a more attractive choice.
Home invaders know that they won't have to overcome alarm systems when the home is occupied or be worried about video cameras and silent alarms. Unlike robbing a retail store, home invaders expect privacy once inside your home and won’t have to deal with the police suddenly driving up or customers walking in. Once the offenders take control of a residence they can force the occupants to open safes, locate hidden valuables, supply keys to the family car, and PIN numbers to their ATM cards. Home invaders will try to increase their escape time by disabling the phones and sometimes will leave their victims bound or incapacitated. It is not unheard of for robbers to load up the victim’s car with valuables and drive away without anyone in the neighborhood taking notice.
However breaking in an empty house while the residents went out is a much better option. In this way they did not need to take the risk of fighting with the residents. Before they take action they will observe for weeks to make sure which time period the house is empty and they would choose the time to break in and get out before the residents come back on specific time.
Method of Operation
The most common point of attack is through the back door which is less secure or garage. Sometimes the home invader will simply kick open the door and confront everyone inside. More common is when the home invaders knock on the door first or ring the bell. The home invader hopes that the occupant will simply open the door, without question, in response to their knock. Unfortunately, many people do just that.
While more and more home invader choose to break in when the residents went out just using some tools to cut down the lock and broke the main door. It might aware the neighbor but most of the time the neighbor would not aware and care about others house back door.
The weakest home security link is the home occupant who fails to lock doors or windows or who will open the door without question at the sound of a knock. The best defense against home invasion is education and planning. Parents should hold a family meeting to discuss how to answer the door when someone knocks. Another important topic is how to act should your home or family be invaded. Once you know how home robbers work, you can effectively prevent most occurrences.
By
Loo Pei Shan
Loo Pei Shan
Students of Bachelor In Public Relations (Honours)
Faculty Social Science, Arts and HumanitiesTunku Abdul Rahman University College