Contrary to popular belief, protecting your home does not have to cost a fortune and you can still improve your home security even if you have limited funds. Distraction techniques still work best and prevent your business/home from being the target of an opportunistic burglar.

One of the best ways to do this is to ‘fool‘ the thief into thinking that you have a top of the range CCTV System protecting your property.

Here at Crime Prevention Products we offer a range of dummy cameras that are manufactured from real camera housings, mountings and fixings. Making them very difficult to distinguish from a ‘real’ CCTV Camera. They’re guaranteed to make an opportunistic thief think twice about illegally entering your premises and are a cost-effective way of protecting your home or office from burglars & intruders.

Most theft committed is opportunistic rather than the targetted type. In an instant someone will notice a bike or some other item in your garden or yard and take the decision, there and then, to snatch it for themselves. Protecting your garden or yard with security lighting has to be one of the most effective ways of deterring opportunist thieves. Few criminals are willing to commit a crime when the area is illuminated or will have immediate second thoughts about their actions when their unwanted presence triggers the sensor and their suddenly awash in illuminating light.

However, if may be that you’re in bed or out for the night and don’t notice the security lighting going on. This is when the IllumiCam Security Floodlight with Hidden Camera and Audible Warning comes into its own. Not only does the IllumiCam, illuminate your garden or yard, but once it is triggered it can then record a high quality 20 second video from its 2 mega pixel camera or even take a series of still photographs. Both the captured video and images will be time and date stamped.

There is also the option to set the IllumiCam to give out a loud audible warning as well. For example “You Are Trespassing” or “Warning! You Are Being Videotaped By A Security Camera”. You can even set the warning to the sound of a dog barking or just set it up to run in silent mode without any audio.

This summer, don’t let anyone spoil your fun in the sun, protect your home and garden.

• Small Discreet Cameras
• Alarm Systems
• Counterfeit Detection Products
• And even Dummy Cameras can help protect your goods if you’re restricted by budget.

However, what happens if you have large premises or a warehouse – it can be much more difficult to protect all your stock plus keep an eye on who is coming in and out of the premises.

Crime Prevention Products are always on the look out for the best in home security products as well as factory security products and we are pleased to be able to supply you with the Swann CCTV System complete with a 19inch Colour Monitor. Not only does this system comes with a massive 500GB Hard Disk Drive which will be sufficient for 30 days continuous recording or the fact you can view live video on your 3G Phone and excellent night vision up to 15 metres but you can also view via the internet, just the thing when you are away on business.

Here at Crime Prevention Products we know that we cannot stop people buying fireworks or alcohol but we can stop the fireworks from entering your premises. These Anti-Arson Letterboxes contain a thermo-sensitive polymer tube which is filled with the ozone friendly extinguisher FE-25 which will put a fire out in less than 15 seconds. All our extinguishers are designed for homes, businesses and local schools.

Customer fraud is big business all over the World and not just in Britain. People who pass over counterfeit money tend to use larger denominations such as £20 and £50 notes. With the introduction of higher resolution scanners and copiers this money is very difficult to identify. To an untrained eye this money will look like a normal twenty or fifty pound note, it’s only when you take it to the bank and being told that it’s worthless that you realise what has happened. The sad news is that once you have accepted this illegal money into your till there is no compensation for you to recoup your losses.

One way to protect yourself is to purchase the simple but brilliant Chaperone® Money Pen, this will not only ensure that all the cash going into your till is legitimate but can save you hundreds in lost revenue. The unique ink in this counterfeit detection pen can distinguish the diffrence between counterfeit paper or legitimate money, the good thing is that the pen also has a shelf life of 12 months.

* The opportunist, these thieves are encouraged to steal as goods are often left unattended.
* The Drug user, these thieves steal to keep their drug habit.
* The professional, these thieves often work in teams and target high volume goods. These groups often have ‘minders’ to protect them.
* Shop Staff, sometimes the staff will turn a blind eye to colleagues lifting stock or putting items through at reduced rate.
* Young people, often put under pressure from older children and parents this type is on the increase now.

Theft in certain shops can be down to the type of stock that you sell, location of the premises and the position of your stock. There are several things that can be done to protect your shop and goods. A good alarm system is a must in any factory/shop, expensive goods should to be tagged and the use of CCTV is an ideal way to deter would be thieves,(remember to use CCTV you must use the proper notices and signage). The use of mirrors is always good as your staff can often then see every corner of the shop. These are only a few of the things that can be done to protect your goods, for more advice talk to the crime prevention team in your local area. Remember that from your local shop to a multimillion pound mall, no-one is immune to shoplifting.

Main Crime Prevention officer from Tayside Police, Donald Campbell said, “CCTV is not something that you fit and forget. It must be properly deployed and maintained before it can do the job it is designed for.” Many Police officers found that when they turned to CCTV systems in shops to help aid with a crime they found that the staff were unable or not trained to download images, the CCTV system itself was so poorly maintained that the images were of a very low quality and finally staff had actually placed obstacles in front of the CCTV camera such as christmas decorations.

Mr Campbell goes onto say, “I would urge all owners or managers of businesses with CCTV cameras installed to take the time to make sure that their system is fit for purpose.” Here at Crime Prevention Products we cannot urge businesses and property owners enough the benefits of having a well maintained, up-to-date CCTV system protecting their property and their staff.