NCJ Number
153448
Date Published
1993
Length
188 pages
Annotation
Focusing on prevention, this volume explains how to avoid confrontation with dangerous individual and situations and how to deal with situations that arise in a way that avoids injury.
Abstract
The guidelines emphasize that the individual's objectives should be to avoid being assaulted in the first place, to get away safely if an assault occurs, and to survive the aftermath if escape is impossible. The text also notes that not every option presented is appropriate for every person in every situation. The techniques are intended to be used by people of a wide range of ages. Although the techniques and scenarios focus on avoidance and defense strategies against one assailant, all are designed to work against more than one attacker. The seven steps are to be aware of your vulnerability, mentally commit to doing everything possible to staying safe, be aware of the environment and take reasonable precautions, get away by creating and maintaining distance, stop the assault and then get away, immediately notify police authorities of the attack, and deal with the post- traumatic stress of being assaulted. Footnotes, illustrations, and appended summary and instructions for physical warmup exercises