Personal defense for women
By: Gila Hayes ; forward by Massad Ayoob
Publisher: Krause Publications
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Iola, Wis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781440203909
Description: "Statistics show that violet crimes against women are at an all-time high. Don't be the next victim! In Personal Defense for Women, author Gila Hayes shows you how to build awareness to avoid confrontations? and how to fight back when necessary. If you're concerned about your personal safety and security in your home, in your car, in your workplace and on the campus, there's no better guide than Personal Defense for Women"--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Women's rights and responsibility; title: Chapter 2: Developing a safety conscious attitude; title: Chapter 3: A fight avoided is a fight won; title: Chapter 4: Finding the will to survive; title: Chapter 5: Emotional and physical consequences of survival; title: Chapter 6: The comfort of home safety; title: Chapter 7: The bump in the night; title: Chapter 8: Campus safety for young adults; title: Chapter 9: Personal safety at work; title: Chapter 10: Hit 'em where it hurts; title: Chapter 11: Non lethal tools; title: Chapter 12: Tasers; title: Chapter 13: Rape prevention and survival; title: Chapter 14: When am I allowed to shoot?; title: Chapter 15: Safe gun habits to live by; title: Chapter 16: Basic firearms training; title: Chapter 17: Annie, get your gun; title: Chapter 18: All about hand gun ammunition; title: Chapter 19: Shooting skills; title: Chapter 20: Concealed carry; title: Chapter 21: The home-defense shotgun; title: Chapter 22: Shotgun ammunition; title: Chapter 23: Rifles and carbines; title: Chapter 24: Post-shooting survival.