Topics include: conducting a security survey (by the owner or with professional assistance); assessing the perimeter, the building, and the interior; elements of physical security (hardware, electronic security and fire systems, types of sensors, such as motion detectors, magnetic door contacts, break-glass detectors, and duress alarms); alarm communication control panel; outside response (closed-circuit television); household security practices (documentation and inventory, domestic employees and business strangers, safes); fire protection; water detection; emergency preparedness; thinking the unthinkable: if a theft occurs (addresses of agencies able to assist local law enforcement).