IT BEGINS BY DETAILING THE VARIOUS PERIMETER AND SPACE INTRUSION DETECTION DEVICES, OUTLINING THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND CAPABILITIES OF EACH, INCLUDING MAGNETIC SWITCHES, VIBRATION CONTACTS, STEP MATS, TRIP WIRES AND TRAPS, FOIL, DOPPLER DETECTORS, ANTENNA RADIATION DEVICES, SONIC AND ULTRASONIC DEVICES, AUDIO DETECTION DEVICES, AND OTHERS. THE GUIDE THEN MOVES TO THE OTHER PARTS OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM - SECURITY CONTROLS AND POWER SUPPLIES. THE READER WILL FIND THE CHARACTERISTICS, ADVANTAGES, AND DISADVANTAGES OF EACH TYPE, PLUS EASY TO USE TABLES AND SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS. DIFFERENT KINDS OF INTEGRATED SECURITY SYSTEMS ARE THEN COVERED, INCLUDING SIMPLE DOOR ALARMS, CAR AND TRUCK ALARMS, WIRELESS ALARMS, AND CLOSED-CIRCUIT TV SYSTEMS. CONCLUDING WITH A SPECIAL SECTION ON INSTALLATION, THE GUIDE OFFERS A WIDE ARRAY OF TECHNIQUES, TIPS, AND ADVICE TO ENSURE THE MOST EFFECTIVE, ERROR-FREE INSTALLATION OF DIFFERENT SYSTEMS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)