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REALTOR's SAFETY

Yes, it can happen to you. You can be robbed, raped or killed while trying to make a sale - and the less cautious you are, the more vulnerable you become. You are armed with your best weapon: good old common sense and judgment. If it doesn't feel right don't do it. Use your intuition. Don't ignore the warning signs, such as body language. Think about the situation you are putting yourself in. Play "what if" games, "If this happens to me what will I do ?" The more you practice something, the quicker you are to react to it. As a Retired Monterey County Deputy Sheriff I know how important it is to protect yourself from the criminal element. If you become the victim of a crime, if you saw a criminal act, or if you see suspicious circumstances report it to your local law enforcement agency.

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IMPORTANT: Please use extreme caution when practicing all the moves taught on this page. Remember that with the right amount of force, you can severely hurt somebody. These techniques are to be used for self-defense purposes only. All self-defense moves and tips are to be used at the risk of the user.

Monterey County Rape Crisis Center
The Monterey County Rape Crisis Center (MCRCC) is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to advocate for all victims and survivors of sexual assault and child sexual abuse, to prevent sexual violence in our community through education, and to provide ongoing support and healing to survivors of sexual assault.

California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
The CALCASA site includes: CA sexual violence legislation and statistics, an alphabetical listing, by county, of Rape Crisis Centers in California, "14 Ways You Can Stop Rape Today," and a "Men’s Pledge to End Rape."

National Sexual Violence Resource Center
The NSVRC site includes: a list of publications, press releases, sexual violence statistical and research information, links to state coalitions, links to national and allied organizations, medical and legal links, an extensive bibliography, and it highlights "Sexual Assault Awareness Month."

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
The NCADV site includes: a series of questions and answers ("What is Battering?" "Why Do Men Batter Women?" "Why Do Women Stay?" and "Predictors of Domestic Violence"), guidelines for starting a shelter, information on Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the "Remember My Name" campaign, a reading list, and a state coalition list with contact information.

RAINN: Rape, Abuse & Incest International Network
The RAINN site includes: a search engine for rape crisis centers by zip code, information on rape drugs, campus rape, statistics, a list of books suggested by survivors, which includes several memoirs, and answers to the questions, "What should I do if I am sexually assaulted?" "How can I help a friend who has been sexually assaulted?" "What can I do to reduce my risk of sexual assault?"

V-Day: Until the Violence Stops
The V-Day site: provides the history of v-day, includes a violence glossary, v-campaigns to raise awareness, success stories written by "real" people, and ways to "take action."

VAWnet
VAWnet includes countless resources: links to media news articles, materials for presentations, links to relevant sites, and lists "physical library collections."

The Association for Women's Self -defense Advancement
AWSDA began with the realization that the needs of women in terms of self-defense were not being met. Founded in 1990, AWSDA is a grass-roots, non-profit, tax exempt (501-C-3), educational organization dedicated to furthering women's awareness of self-defense and rape prevention. AWSDA is an international organization, which is run through an executive board with headquarters located in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York.

Self-defense Resource .com
Your source for no-nonsense self-defense, personal protection, and safety information. We feature self-defense articles and resources.

Women's Self-defense Institute
The mission at Women's Self-defense Institute is simple - empowering you to fight back against crime. How? By providing you training and education in:

ESCAPE: Women’s Self Defense and Empowerment Training
ESCAPE is a program of self defense, which includes a discussion of the "physical feminism" employed in women’s self defense. The site also includes an "essential" reading list (of a dozen books) with a focus on self defense.

AWARE: Arming Women Against Rape & Endangerment
The site points out that while "AWARE stands for Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment" individuals should not "interpret the word ‘arming’ too literally." Instead the site notes that, "arming" merely "implies that one can (and indeed should) be armed with courage, spirit, knowledge, and determination, whether or not one is armed with an extrinsic weapon." The site includes: self protection and stalking quizzes, a list of tools and techniques available to women for self defense, and an extensive bibliography.

REALTOR's SAFETY

A simple self-defense move.