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24-hour armed guard. Seriously, an alarm will deter, not prevent altogether. But every little bit helps, so on with the show.
I generally would recommend DEI alarms, the friendly people who bring you such products as Viper and Python alarms.
Most of my knowledge of what's available relates to DEI and Viper. For what you have stated, here are some things you may want with your alarm.
* dual-stage shock sensor
* trunk pin
* hood pin
* level sensor (I believe DEI has just come out with this, that way if one corner of the car is jacked up, or one end, the sensor will trip the alarm....the only way to get around it would be to jack the whole car up at once)
* audio sensor, listens for the sound of breaking glass
That stuff there will probably run you anywhere from $250 to $500 depending on which base model you go with and what modules you want to add. The better your protection the more it'll cost ya. I'm not sure if your Civic suffers from the cable-hood release problem, but if it does then you should really look into getting a hood lock as well. Some Civics have a design flaw where you can actually reach up from under the car and grab a cable to pop the hood. A hood lock is a cheap ($5-15) device that will require a key to pop the hood....a little more of a pain for you, and a lot more of a pain for a theif.
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