Security facts for kids
Security is for avoiding dangers or losses. In general, security is similar to safety. The difference between the two is security cares more about dangers from the outside than general safety.
Airports and banks usually have a lot of security measures. Prison security is mainly to stop prisoners from escaping. It is also to stop prisoners from harming prison employees or other prisoners.
Maximum security is in or around prisons or other types of places where people need to be kept in or kept out. It is the highest security level for a building or area.
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Images for kids
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Refugees fleeing war and insecurity in Iraq and Syria arrive at Lesbos Island, supported by Spanish volunteers, 2015
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Border Security vehicle at the US-Canadian border
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X-ray machines and metal detectors are used to control what is allowed to pass through an airport security perimeter.
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Security checkpoint at the entrance to a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia
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Boys play among the bombed-out ruins of Gaza City, 2009
See also
In Spanish: Seguridad para niños
