Blogs, Books, Articles, etc

Blogs/Websites

Toughenup.com

Making Sense of Self-Defense

Impact Personal Safety

Model Mugging


Online Courses
SEP's Women's Self-Defense Program


Books
Self Protection: The Art of Preventative Self-Defense

The Best Defense: A Complete Guide to Personal and Home Defense (Michael Janich)

Hiding in Plain Sight

Articles/Papers
Articles and Books About the Potential Effectiveness of Women’s Self-Defense Programs

LACAAW: Self-Defense Information

Fightwize: Basic Self-Defense Training: Module 1 Escape

Literature review of research into the effectiveness of self defence programmes for girls as a sexual violence and family violence prevention strategy

Self-Defense Training as Clinical Intervention for Survivors of Trauma

Rape Prevention and Risk Reduction: Review of the Research Literature for Practitioners 

REFINING SELF-DEFENSE INSTRUCTION WITH VISITING PROFESSIONALS

Self-Secure System: A Framework for Confident Living

Walking To And From Your Vehicle

 

http://modelmugging.org/vehicle-safety/walking-to-your-vehicle/

Assertiveness

 

http://modelmugging.org/safe-dating-communication/

Self-Defense Professionals

Gavin de Becker

Gavin de Becker (born October 26, 1954)[1] is an American author and security specialist, primarily for governments, large corporations, and public figures.[2] He is the founder and chairman of Gavin de Becker and Associates.

Writings

The Gift of Fear (1997)

Protecting the Gift (1999)

Fear Less: Real Truth about Risk, Safety, and Security in a Time of Terrorism (2002)

Just 2 Seconds: Using Time and Space to Defeat Assassins (2008)

Dr. George Thompson, Ph.D

The late George J. Thompson PH.D. (1941-2011) created the internationally recognized training program in Tactical Communication known as “Verbal Judo.” He authored the bestselling book, “Verbal Judo The Gentle Art of Persuasion.”

Writings

Verbal Judo: The Gentle Art of Persuasion (1993)

Geoff Thompson

Geoff Thompson (born 26 January 1960 in Coventry, England) is a BAFTA-winning writer,[1] filmmaker, teacher, and self-defence instructor. He has written several books on self-help, self-defence and martial arts, and has written many screenplays for short and feature films.[

Writings

The Fence – The Art of Protection

Jeff Cooper

John Dean "Jeff" Cooper (May 10, 1920 – September 25, 2006) was a United States Marine, the creator of the "modern technique" of handgun shooting, and an expert on the use and history of small arms. In 1976, Cooper founded the American Pistol Institute (API) in Paulden, Arizona (later the Gunsite Academy).

Writings

Principles of Personal Defense

Craig Douglas

Chuck Haggard

Chuck Haggard Tells Us How To Suck Less! (Suck Less Saturday)

Dr. William April

Gun Culture 2.0: Resources By and About William Aprill of Aprill Risk Consulting

Bill Rapier
https://www.amtacshooting.com/amtac-shooting-instructors/


Lee Aldridge

USADojo Listing

Home Security

Home Security Checklist: National Crime Prevention Council 

Residential Security Assessment: NSW Police

Security Design Consulting: The Business of Security System Design

Home Security Systems: Consumer Reports

Best Home Security Systems of 2020: US News

Report Says Decrease in Residential Crime Scientifically Linked to Home Security Systems

https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Home-Security-Laymans-Guide/dp/1453732039/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=home+security&qid=1605899211&s=books&sr=1-4

Beginners Guide On Things to Know BEFORE Buying A Security Camera

Viewing Range vs Detection Range

-"Camera has a viewing range of 200 ft but a detection range of 20 ft meaning it won't start recording unless something comes within 20ft. 

-Can add motion sensor for more detection range

-Can get cameras with 24/7 recording but that cost more since it is recording to cloud but you could get around this by using camera's that have memory cards.

Recording Length and Retrigger Time

-recording length is the length of video recorded. Some may record up to 30 seconds, 2 minutes, etc. 

-Retriggering time. Time it takes before camera will record the next video. Some maybe from 10 seconds, others 60 seconds. Maybe customizable. 

Live View vs Saved Footage

Victim Selection/Criminal Psychology

Essential to avoiding, deterring and recognizing criminal advances is an understanding of criminal psychology and the victim selection process. There are many models and studies from professional criminologist which provide insight or seek to explain criminality. Understanding can also be gained from those less scholarly but perhaps more directly experienced individuals. 

Even when a criminal's motivation appears to be illogical, their planning and execution may be rational. Once understood, potential targets can choose to take steps to better protect themselves and avoid certain situations. It's important to recognize that criminals prefer targets who offer maximum gain, control, and access. They favor locations that minimize the risk of detection and situations that reduce contact with possible guardians.

Routine Activity Theory

http://www.crimeprevention.nsw.gov.au/Documents/routine_activity_factsheet_nov2014.pdf

https://crimesciencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40163-015-0036-3


See: Hiding in Plain Sight ch 4

Routine activity theory  

An application of CRAVED to the choice of victim in sexual homicide: a routine activity approach

https://www.womensselfdefense-seps.com/womensselfdefense-course-module1.html

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0362331994900337

https://www.randylahaie.com/blog/victim-selection-and-what-to-do-about-it/

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a3f5/6b4ea837ac5fa8cbae206cf8de3c4cb62965.pdf

https://jaydixit.com/files/PDFs/PT103_victim.pdf

http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.837.3740&rep=rep1&type=pdf

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/articles/200901/marked-mayhem

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/why-bad-looks-good/202008/how-criminals-choose-their-victims

https://www.workplacebullying.org/gait/

https://www.asgmag.com/survival-skills/survival-self-defense/avoid-being-a-statistic-how-muggers-pick-their-victims/

https://books.google.com/books?id=7pXJDgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=how+criminals+choose+victims&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj-3sys9fbmAhXwmOAKHRauBVcQ6AEwA3oECAMQAg#v=onepage&q&f=false

http://www.wimbernasco.nl/Manuscripts/English/BernascoBlock2009.pdf

https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Introduction-to-Criminology-Explaining-Crime/2006514416

Intuition

 

Intuition is nothing more than a person’s sense about a situation influenced by experience and knowledge. Intuition is the way the mind picks up on patterns and uses experiential and learned knowledge to guide a person during a given situation. However, intuition is often driven by the subconscious. It’s rightly called a “gut feeling,” since people can literally have a physical response when their intuition tries to make them aware of something they do not consciously know. 

Some of the more significant studies regarding intuition have been conducted by Gary Klein, who developed the idea of recognition-primed decision-making (RPD). RPD describes how people with expertise intuitively identify a pattern in a situation and quickly determine a course of responses, without any analysis or comparing different courses of action. These intuitive decisions are very often right-but they are "good enough" solutions, not perfect solutions. Klein and his fellow researchers conducted studies with pilots, nurses, military leaders, chess masters, firefighters, etc and determined that in most cases, these experts did not deliberate when reacting to a situation—they just acted. The type of intuitive decision-making that Klein describes is best done in the types of situations that are time constrained, high stakes, uncertain, and constantly changing.

One of the key aspects of RPD is pattern recognition: “The basic aspect of recognitional decision-making is that people with experience can size up a situation and judge it as familiar or typical.

The goal of Combat Hunter is to to teach Marines how to separate the “sheep” (the unarmed civilians that populate the battlefield) from the “wolves in sheep’s clothing” (the enemy).

Left of Bang

Slain Baltimore CEO died of strangulation and blunt force trauma, court documents say
The video shows the suspect following LaPere from a distance, but LaPere does not appear to be aware of his presence, according to the sources.

After LaPere entered the lobby where her company offices are located, she appeared to see Billingsley at the front door looking as though he had difficulty getting into the building – as if he had forgotten his keys, the sources said.

LaPere then opened the door for him, and security cameras in the lobby recorded them in conversation, according to the sources.

As LaPere walked toward the elevator, those security cameras show Billingsley following her.

The statement of charges said LaPere and Billingsley were seen on surveillance video getting into the elevator together.

LaPere was killed on the roof, the sources said, and Billingsley is recorded leaving the building about 40 minutes after following her into the elevator.