Job Description:

• 1) Inspects dwellings and public buildings to evaluate security needs and to recommend measures to make premises less vulnerable to crime, and installs burglar alarm systems: Inspects locks, window barriers, alarms, lighting, and other features to evaluate needs and to recommend actions to strengthen security.

• 2) Lends etching tools to individuals to inscribe identifying information on personal and household articles.

• 3) Installs portable self-contained protective signal systems and positions sensing devices at strategic locations to detect burglary or other irregularities and to notify police.

• 4) Inspects equipment to detect malfunctions.

• 5) Addresses community groups to inform citizens of crime prevention and security methods.

• 6) May compile and analyze data from patrol unit reports to identify patterns of crime and to recommend changes in police patrols to prevent further crimes.