A professional who inspects dwellings and public buildings to evaluate security needs and to recommend measures to make premises less vulnerable to crime, and installs burglar alarm systems. Respnsibilities include:

• Inspects locks, window barriers, alarms, lighting, and other features to evaluate needs and to recommend actions to strengthen security.
• Lends etching tools to individuals to inscribe identifying information on personal and household articles.
• Installs portable self-contained protective signal systems and positions sensing devices at strategic locations to detect burglary or other irregularities and to notify police.
• Inspects equipment to detect malfunctions.
• Addresses community groups to inform citizens of crime prevention and security methods.
• May compile and analyze data from patrol unit reports to identify patterns of crime and to recommend changes in police patrols to prevent further crimes.