| WHERE DOES SAFETY BEGIN? | | | | all times. |
| | | | DETERRENCE: Being aware of potential danger is only |
| Personal safety begins with you. It is widely accepted | | | | one step in your personal safety strategy. |
| that a wide-ranging personal safety strategy must | | | | Deterrence includes a wide variety of tactics to help |
| incorporate prevention, deterrence and defiance. | | | | tip the odds in your favor. |
| PREVENTION: Is the first and most important | | | | Such tactics might include body language, verbal |
| element of any personal safety strategy. Prevention | | | | aggression, screaming or using a sound device - any |
| includes all those things that can be done to avoid | | | | actions - which put you back in control. Send the |
| dangerous situation. | | | | message loud and clear - that you are an assertive |
| The most obvious and critical of those things is | | | | person that can deter many potential attackers who |
| maintaining a keen awareness of your surroundings at | | | | are looking for easy victims. |