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SECURING RESIDENTIAL ESTATES
All residential estates have to be secure – that
goes without saying. And it’s certain that the
developers of the earliest estates didn’t anticipate
the level of security that would be required. In fact,
an undesirable by-product of the estate industry
has been the specialist estate criminal, who has
developed the necessary skills to commit crimes
of security does not match the quality of the
environment that it should be protecting. Criminals
targeting estates have simply improved their
methods. One particular criminal, when caught,
was reported to have said, “When you get into
an estate, it’s like a shopping mall. Everybody
leaves doors and windows open. So it’s a good
return for the effort.” This is all having to change.
inside estates.
The estate security industry is maturing very
The demand for improved security has hastened
quickly. I have presented at a number of estate
the maturity of secure estate offerings. There is
security forums and am the consulting editor for
no doubt that while top architects, environmental
the Technews Residential Estate Security Handbook,
experts, engineers and developers have poured
all as a result of the industry’s call for information
their skills into turning out world-class estates,
and dialogue. There is a growing awareness that
security provision has not always been part of
security systems need to be carefully planned
the detailed planning. The installer comes in after
before implementation. In addition, manpower
the fact, and does the best he can.
and management need to understand the special
environment – and residents are becoming aware
The fact that security is an “add on” is often
that this all costs money: security can constitute
blatantly evident to the visitor, and the level
between 40% and 70% of the levy.