A report by the University of Western Australia's Crime Research Centre (CRC), which interviewed offenders, found that over a third admitted to knowingly breaking into occupied premises at some time during their burglary career.
The most common entry point for all residential burglaries was through the side or back of the home and over three quarters broke in on a weekday. This goes against the typical feeling from people that homes are at the most vulnerable over the weekend.
The CRC study also asked offenders about the impact of four deterrents: alarms, dogs, deadlocks and property marking. They asked offenders to nominate which one would most deter them. The most common response was a home alarm.
For households with an existing alarm system, this reinforces the importance of using it even when the home is occupied. Full arming, excluding bedrooms, should always be used overnight.
With around two thirds of break-ins occurring during daylight hours, the use of perimeter protection, a function on some alarms, can also provide much needed security when someone is home during the day. Sensors installed on all external doors and windows allow occupants to move freely through every part of the home while the system is activated.
While most residential burglaries occur when the home is unoccupied, householders are still urged to be vigilant whenever they are home, no matter what time of day.
Even when spending time outdoors on your property, ensure that all entry points to your home are secured. Many thefts are often caused by a thief spotting an opportunity.
RAC Manager for Community Safety Policy Taruia Nicholls said that it is important to lock doors and windows in your home all times.
"Even if you just go to the letterbox, or outside to work in the garden or hang the washing, that small amount of time is all a burglar needs to sneak in, grab your belongings, and wander off."
"You may not even realise that something has been taken until many hours later".
The RAC urges all residents to ensure that all entry points to their home are secured even when they are outdoors on their property. Ensuring these small steps are made could lead to a larger saving in the long term.
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assume you are selling or offering an opportunity that involves a product. The primary way your home business will grow is by attracting more people to your products or opportunity.
There are several steps to business growth in between the steps of advertising and adding a customer. A savvy home business person is always on the lookout for potential
customers. Many are also advertising in some fashion. Once you have someone who is showing interest in your opportunity or product, if you would like to see that person become
a home business builder themselves, then they need to see a compelling reason why they should pursue it.
Yes, a quality product and company are necessary. Yes, a good presentation is also necessary….unless there is something so irresistible that people are drawn to you.
In a previous article on home business, I discussed how to talk to people about your business and emphasized the point that you should come across as the opposite of needy. I
think it is necessary to state it differently here.
There should be a clear sense in you that you are "radiating" a sense of where you are going with this opportunity. Let me clearly state that it is much more important where you are
going than where you have been! It works both ways.
If you are new to home business or have previous bad experience, you must get to the place in your belief where you know for sure where you are going. You can overcome much
reluctance in people with your confidence.
Believe it or not, it also works from the other end. A friend of mine that has had seven figure success in home business said he was in a slump a while back and couldn't figure it out.
It dawned on him that he was focused on where he was and what he had already accomplished! When he changed his focus to his new set of goals and where he was going in the
future, people were once again attracted to him.
It seems strange that someone with phenomenal success in home business could be hampered by a lack of looking ahead, but it really happened. This is one of the hallmarks of
leadership – people follow you when they have a clear sense of where you are going.
This can take the form of either concrete goals in terms of sales volume or income, or it can take the form of personal goals you have such as a vacation home in the mountains. I
personally recommend that it be tied in with your “why” of your home business in the first place.
A powerful compelling why coupled with concrete goals or milestones will make you and your home business attractive and unstoppable!
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