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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23




                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report included in this Form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statement No. 333-14743 on Form S-8 relating to common stock of
Napco Security Systems, Inc. issuable under the 1992 Incentive Stock Option
Plan.

                                             /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

New York, New York
September 27, 1999




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