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The
Complete Illustrated Guide to Personal Safety for Women
It
is a sad fact of life today that seemingly not a day goes by without us hearing
a news headline of yet another rape murder or abduction. Thankfully in reality,
the chance of becoming the victim yourself is very small, but in many ways
it is the fear of becoming the victim that leaves many women afraid to walk
alone at night and suffering great feelings of insecurity. There are ways,
though, of minimising the prospect of becoming the victim – it is a well known
fact that a person's demeanour is very important to a rapist choosing their
victim – a person of confident stance is far less likely to be attacked. To
help empower women to have that confidence to learn how to identify and avoid
potentially dangerous situations and what to do to if the worst case scenario
should occur, Staying Safe - the Complete Illustrated Guide to Personal Safety
for Women was published on June 3rd, 1996, combining self-defence techniques
with sound advice on crime prevention that is supported by senior officers
of the Home Office Crime Prevention Centre at Stafford.
Authors Ashley Croft (a
serving detective inspector), Pat McAuliffe and editor Mike Shaw are all experienced
and qualified karate and self-defence instructors, who developed their first
self-defence course at the request of a group of women who were concerned
at their own safety, a course that soon developed into a regular event. This
definitive guide book is a natural development from these courses.
Written clearly with many
easy to follow photographs and illustrations the contents include :
- Travelling by car and
public transport.
- Protection and crime
prevention in your home.
- Self-defence, from
simple to advanced techniques.
- Making use of convenient
weapons.
- Self-defence and the
law.
Forewords have been provided
by Anita Rodick OBE, Founder and Chief Executive of The Body Shop, who says
".... the authors of Staying Safe have done women a just service by focusing
on the individual power all women possess.... Common sense is underpinned
by reliable advice."
Mike Bevan, Chairman of
the British Transport Police Federation says "I highly recommend this book
to all women, as well as to parents who are concerned about the safety of
their daughters."
The publication is also
supported by The Victims of Crime Trust (patron: Nick Ross) who's director
Norman Brennan says, "This book gives advice which is easily digested and
the illustrations are clear and easy to follow... This is very worthwhile
book which I fully support."
Staying Safe is published
by Amersham Productions. Publication date: 3rd June 1996. ISBN : 0 9526699
1 9.
All postal orders should
be sent to:
Chiltern Karate Association, 41 Hockliffe road, leighton Buzzard, Bedfrodshire
LU7 3FF.
Cheques payable to CKA
