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On this page, you will learn the importance of safety, what safety tools are out there, and how it can play a vital role in sexual assault and rape encounters.

Should Self-Defense Courses For Women Be Part of A Campus Safety Plan?

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Tips on how to be safe

Don’t focus on your phone, focus on your surroundings

When you're alone, or with a group of people, focusing on your phone can be dangerous. You are more vulnerable and more likely to be attacked. When you are focusing on your phone you are not focusing on what is going on around you, which can lead to bad situations.

Lock your doors and your car

Locking your doors at night can help prevent other students from entering your dorm and sexually assaulting you.

Don’t constantly show your location on social media

Showing your location on social media, such as Snapchat, can be extremely dangerous because many times rapists are friends or acquaintances

Be prepared

Being prepared is the most important thing you can do when it comes to a sexual assault encounter. Self-defense, pepper spray, and other safety tools are all great to have on a person when an attacker strikes.

Know how to access the emergency call on your phone

Many times phones will have settings where you can call 911 by the touch of a couple of buttons. Being able to access the emergency call on your phone could be extremely helpful if you decide to report your sexual assault encounter to the police.

Don’t walk alone

Walking alone to your dorm at night can be a perfect time for your attacker to strike. Make sure that you always have a buddy system and you always walk back to your dorm with someone.

Know your way around campus and around your city

Knowing your way around your campus and your city can be extremely so that you do not end up on the bad side of town.

Don’t leave a party alone

Leaving a party alone can also be extremely dangerous. Many times, after a party, you are intoxicated and at a higher risk of being sexually assaulted.

Learn how to spot dangerous situations

Learning to detect a dangerous situation can be extremely helpful because the faster you remove yourself from the situation the easier it is to avoid a sexual assault encounter.

Take a self-defense class

Taking a self-defense class can be extremely helpful when you get into a rough situation. It can extremely helpful, especially when the male or female is stronger than you.

Campus apps

There are several apps out there for college students to help when they are in a stressful situation. Many times, colleges themselves have apps, that will contact campus police if you are ever in danger.

Don’t be too nice to strangers

Although many times we refuse to think that strangers would try and harm us. Many times we need to be more cautious with people that we are not aware of because we do not know their intentions.

Don’t share your routine

Sharing your routine with some can give them access to where you are at certain times. That would make you more vulnerable to a sexual assault attack.

“Does Your College Student Know SELF DEFENSE?” Does Your College Student Know SELF DEFENSE? | Master Park's Black Belt America | Marlboro, Freehold, Wall Township, Franklin Lakes, & Morganville, New Jersey, masterparkstkd.com/blog/does-your-college-student-know-self-defense.

Guest. “Self-Defense Tips for College Students.” University Language Services, 23 Dec. 2019, www.universitylanguage.com/blog/on-campus/7-self-defense-tips-for-every-college-student/.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGm4I1oSVIs

McGrath, Mary Kate. “Should Self-Defense Courses For Women Be Part of A Campus Safety Plan?” Should Self-Defense Courses For Women Be Part of A Campus Safety Plan?, www.ravemobilesafety.com/blog/should-self-defense-courses-for-women-be-part-of-a-campus-safety-plan.

TraintoFightBack. “Top 15 Self Defense Tips for College Students.” Fight Back, 17 Feb. 2019, www.traintofightback.com/top-15-self-defense-tips-for-college-students/.

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Should Self-Defense Courses For Women Be Part of A Campus Safety Plan?

Tips on how to be safe

Don’t focus on your phone, focus on your surroundings

When you're alone, or with a group of people, focusing on your phone can be dangerous. You are more vulnerable and more likely to be attacked. When you are focusing on your phone you are not focusing on what is going on around you, which can lead to bad situations.

Lock your doors and your car

Locking your doors at night can help prevent other students from entering your dorm and sexually assaulting you.

Don’t constantly show your location on social media

Showing your location on social media, such as Snapchat, can be extremely dangerous because many times rapists are friends or acquaintances

Be prepared

Being prepared is the most important thing you can do when it comes to a sexual assault encounter. Self-defense, pepper spray, and other safety tools are all great to have on a person when an attacker strikes.

Know how to access the emergency call on your phone

Many times phones will have settings where you can call 911 by the touch of a couple of buttons. Being able to access the emergency call on your phone could be extremely helpful if you decide to report your sexual assault encounter to the police.

Don’t walk alone

Walking alone to your dorm at night can be a perfect time for your attacker to strike. Make sure that you always have a buddy system and you always walk back to your dorm with someone.

Know your way around campus and around your city

Knowing your way around your campus and your city can be extremely so that you do not end up on the bad side of town.

Don’t leave a party alone

Leaving a party alone can also be extremely dangerous. Many times, after a party, you are intoxicated and at a higher risk of being sexually assaulted.

Learn how to spot dangerous situations

Learning to detect a dangerous situation can be extremely helpful because the faster you remove yourself from the situation the easier it is to avoid a sexual assault encounter.

Take a self-defense class

Taking a self-defense class can be extremely helpful when you get into a rough situation. It can extremely helpful, especially when the male or female is stronger than you.

Campus apps

There are several apps out there for college students to help when they are in a stressful situation. Many times, colleges themselves have apps, that will contact campus police if you are ever in danger.

Don’t be too nice to strangers

Although many times we refuse to think that strangers would try and harm us. Many times we need to be more cautious with people that we are not aware of because we do not know their intentions.

Don’t share your routine

Sharing your routine with some can give them access to where you are at certain times. That would make you more vulnerable to a sexual assault attack.