HOW TO BURGLAR-PROOF YOUR DOORS

The majority of devices mentioned in this report cost very 
little.  All of them will help reduce burglary and make your 
house or apartment more secure.

Begin with a home "security" check.  Start with the front 
door and work clockwise around the entire inside of your 
home, finishing with the back yard, fence and shrubs, 
gates and garage.

Shrubbery should never block the view of your front 
door.  This allows an intruder the opportunity of privacy 
to gain entrance.  A wide angle viewer in the door lets 
you know your visitor in advance.  This item is recommended 
over a chain lock.

LOCKS, BOLTS AND HINGES - 
A DEAD-LATCH is an inexpensive lock set which keeps the 
burglar from simply slipping your door open with a plastic 
credit card.  This method of entry is common in many areas, 
but very easy to prevent.

AUXILIARY DEADBOLT:  1" deadbolt, single cylinder with 
hardened cylinder guard, and thumb turn.

For extra security, a single cylinder dead bolt lock, with 
one inch throw and case-hardened insert, is recommended for 
all exterior doors.  If you have easily breakable glass 
within 40 inches of a deadbolt lock, it should be augmented 
with a stronger type of glass or plastic to provide adequate 
security.

Most police departments do not recommend deadbolt locks for 
residential use.  You may be adding additional security at 
the expense of personal safety with a double cylinder dead 
bolt.  For example, you could lock yourself in and not be 
able to escape in case of fire or other emergency.

THE RIM LOCK is a 1" dead bolt lock which is installed 
on the inside surface of the door.  It is less expensive 
than other types of locks, but equally effective for security.

THE "JIMMY-PROOF" RIM LOCK  is another lock which is installed 
on the inside surface of the door.  But this lock has vertical 
dead bolts, which is an approved locking device.

CANE BOLTS:  1/2" in diameter by 12" high installed at the 
top & bottom of the inactive door offers minimum security.  
Many homes with pairs of doors, use half-barrel slide bolts 
on the inactive door.  These are weak and totally inadequate.

FLUSH BOLTS:  Installed at the top and bottom of the inactive 
door or a pair of doors, flush bolts offer additional security, 
since the intruder cannot get at these devices to tamper with 
them if the doors are locked.

HINGE PROTECTION:
Some exterior doors are improperly installed so that the hinges 
are installed from outside.  To protect such a door from being 
lifted from its hinges by pulling the hinge pin, follow these 
simple steps:  (1) Remove two screws, opposite each other, 
from both leaves of the hinge.  (2) Insert screw or concrete 
nail into jamb leaf, protruding 1/2".  (3) Drill out the 
opposing screw hole in the door.  Do this in the top and 
bottom hinge of the door.  When closed, the hinge pins may 
be removed, but the door will remain firmly in place.