Includes index

Introduction -- Basic types of locks and keys: a refresher -- Picking pin tumbler locks -- Bumping keys -- Impressioning locks -- High-security locks -- Rekeying Kwikset locks -- Nonlocking door hardware -- Electricity and electronics basics -- Emergency exit devices -- Electric strikes -- Intruder alarms -- Electromagnetic locks -- Closed-circuit television systems -- Access control systems -- Automobile locks -- Masterkeying -- Safe basics: buying and selling -- Drilling and manipulating safes -- Working as a locksmith -- The safe and secure home -- Security consulting