NCJ Number
16765
Date Published
1972
Length
0 pages
Annotation
PRACTICAL HINTS ON HOW A WOMAN CAN PROTECT HERSELF AGAINST ATTACK, BOTH IN AND OUTSIDE THE HOME.
Abstract
MANY WOMEN FEEL THAT THEY ARE HELPLESS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST VIOLENT ATTACK. THIS FILM TAKES THE EXACT OPPOSTIE VIEW. IT POINTS OUT THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF THINGS THAT A WOMAN CAN DO FIRST TO AVOID TROUBLE BEFORE IT STARTS, AND SECOND, TO DEFEND HERSELF IF ATTACKED. PRACTICAL AND WELL-ILLUSTRATED TIPS THAT WILL HELP WOMEN FROM BECOMING EASY PREY FOR WOULD-BE ATTACKERS ARE PROVIDED. THE FILM SHOWS WOMEN HOW TO 'TURN OFF' AGGRESSIVE STRANGERS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND AT THEIR DOOR. IT ALSO TELLS THEM HOW TO THWART PURSE SNATCHERS, WHAT TO DO WHEN WALKING ALONE OR WHEN THEIR CAR IS STALLED IN A DESERTED AREA, AND HOW TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST PROWLERS. FEATURED ARE SOME BASIC PRECAUTIONS FOR THE WOMAN WHO LIVES ALONE. WAYS A WOMAN CAN DEFEND HERSELF IN THE EVENTUALITY OF AN ACTUAL ATTACK ARE ALSO DISCUSSED AND SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE SELF-DEFENSE MOVES ARE DEMONSTRATED. THE USE OF SOME READILY - AVAILABLE, COMMERCIALLY - PRODUCED AND EVERYDAY PERSONAL WEAPONS ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED. (SNI ABSTRACT)