NCJ Number
17763
Date Published
1975
Length
252 pages
Annotation
HANDBOOK THAT PRESENTS A DETAILED PROGRAM ON HOW WOMEN CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM RAPE AND OTHER VIOLENT ATTACKS AND EMPHASIZES BOTH WHAT SHOULD AND WHAT SHOULD NOT BE DONE WHEN DEALING WITH AN ATTACKER.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR MAINTAINS THAT PSYCHOLOGICAL PREPARATION IS THE WOMAN'S BEST WEAPON IN ESCAPING ALIVE AND UNINJURED. THE MOST OFTEN REPEATED TYPES OF ADVICE ON HOW TO PREVENT RAPE - SCREAM, STRUGGLE, LEARN MARTIAL ARTS, CARRY WEAPONS - ARE DISCUSSED AND REJECTED BY THE AUTHOR. HE PRESENTS HIS OWN FIVE-POINT PROGRAM FOR WOMEN TO USE IN COPING WITH A VARIETY OF POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ACTUAL CASES OF RAPE ARE DESCRIBED, AND THE AUTHOR EXPLAINS HOW IT WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO AVOID RAPE IN EACH, ALSO SUGGESTED ARE A FEW SIMPLE PHYSICAL DEFENSE TECHNIQUES THAT CAN BE LEARNED AND USED BY ALL WOMEN. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)