Providing a heightened level of situational awareness promotes better decision making, a more rapid response and an overall greater chance that a given incident is safely and securely mitigated.  

A new organization is bringing security manufacturers, central stations and dealers together with law enforcement officials and insurance companies to reduce property losses resulting from burglaries and increase arrests that get criminals off the streets.

As the trend of non-response ordinances across the country continues to spread, so is a counter-measure that ensures police dispatch to locations where an alarm is verified. Earlier this year, the Boston Police Department put in place a new policy designating exclusive priority codes for video-verified intrusion alarms.

In a recent letter, Steve Walker, vice president customer service centers, Stanley Convergent Security Solutions (Stanley CSS), Naperville, Ill., wrote to The Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), Frisco, Texas, and