A new study by a professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, Criminal Justice & Criminology Department, shows that most electronic security systems in the communities studied protect life and property without generating calls for police services.
The study examined four communities that had adopted the Model Alarm Ordinance, developed by the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC) in association with industry and leaders in law enforcement. The Model Alarm Ordinance aims to reduce unnecessary calls for service while maintaining police response to alarms.