POLICE MONITORING
A police-monitored intruder alarm is a security system that alerts a monitoring company when a break-in is detected once a confirmed signal is received by the monitoring company police response is actioned. Here’s how it typically works:
Types of indicating devices
Devices are installed in premises for the purpose of detecting and indicating motion sensors provide trap protection and work on detecting movement, contacts are used on openings such as doors and windows to indicate when a door or window is opened, shock sensors work on detecting vibrations caused by penetration impact on windows and doors, break glass sensors work on sound of breaking glass.
Indicating Device Activation
- Alarm Activation: When a single intruder alarm device such as a motion sensor, contact, shock sensor or break glass sensor indicates and detects the intruder alarm activates with audible internal and external sounders and also sends a signal to the monitoring company known as a unconfirmed signal. Once a 2nd device is activated then a confirmed signal is sent to the monitoring company known as a confirmed which is then policed two signals are required to rule out accidental or unwanted police response.
When a police monitored security system is being designed devices are installed to be able to send unconfirmed signal immediately a example of this is if a intruder breaks through a window a shock sensor would activate and send a unconfirmed signal followed by a motion detector activation which would then send a confirmed signal and police would be actioned.
- Monitoring Service: The alarm is connected to a monitoring company that operates 24/7. This service can be an in-house team or a third-party company.
- Verification: The monitoring service often attempts to verify the alarm (for instance, by calling the property owner) to rule out false alarms.
- Police Dispatch: If the alarm is sends a confirmed signal and no response is received from the property owner, the monitoring service will contact the police to dispatch officers to the location.
These systems can provide peace of mind and a quicker response in case of a break-in. However, it’s important to ensure that the system is properly installed and maintained to minimise false alarms
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