NCJ Number
139120
Date Published
1991
Length
135 pages
Annotation
Based on proven crime prevention principles and years of law enforcement experience, seminars, and research, this book discusses self-protection, rape prevention, crime awareness, and personal risk management, with a particular focus on women.
Abstract
The introductory chapter on crime prevention discusses preventive habits, privacy, and risk management which consists of an assessment of vulnerability, probability of crime, and criticality. The fear of crime is based on fear of the unknown, while an individual's ability to perceive actual danger is founded upon self-awareness, environmental awareness, past experiences, observation abilities, frame of reference, and problem-solving abilities. The chapter on rape discusses how to conduct a personal risk analysis, alternative courses of action during a rape or attempted rape, and what steps to follow after a rape. Other chapters discuss in detail observation and awareness, preventive strategies, assertion, defensive tactics alternatives, and physical defense techniques. The two final chapters cover acquaintance assaults and defense strategies for senior citizens.