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Krav Maga Tactical Survival

Krav Maga Tactical Survival

Tactics & Techniques For Dealing With Social Violence. Teaching De-Escalation, Conflict Resolution & Physical Solutions.

2017

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Abusers & Confirmation Signals

Abusers who engage in Intimate Partner Violence don’t demonstrate or show who they are in the initial stages of the relationship. If they…

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Abusers & Confirmation Signals

3d ago

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Shakespeare & the Exploration of Violence

In an article from a few weeks ago I looked at the “War Poets” (a group that I studied during High School as part of my English Literature…

Nov 4

Shakespeare & the Exploration of Violence

Nov 4

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Philip Zimbardo & the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE)

Earlier this month (October 14th , 2024), Dr Philip Zimbardo passed away, aged 91. His name might be one that you aren’t familiar with…

Oct 30

Philip Zimbardo & the Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE)

Oct 30

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The Motivated Offender

Crime, including violent crime, is a statistically rare phenomenon, when compared to other activities, such as driving, shopping, and going…

Oct 24

The Motivated Offender

Oct 24

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The War Poets & The Romanticization of Violence

Violence is often sensationalized and/or sanitized; it is either portrayed as a glorious heroic battle or a normalized and sterile…

Oct 21

The War Poets & The Romanticization of Violence

Oct 21

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Routine Activity Theory

Something that confounded many criminologists in the post-war period (1940’s — 1970’s) was the fact that crime increased dramatically —…

Oct 17

Routine Activity Theory

Oct 17

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Shoplifting in Boston: Making a Successful Stop

I have worked in retail loss prevention — preventing “shoplifting”, thefts by employees, and thefts throughout the supply chain such as at…

Oct 14

Shoplifting in Boston: Making a Successful Stop

Oct 14

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Hopelessness & Violence

Criminologists Jack Katz and Randall Collins have made the case that crime and violence in the social sciences tends to be explained by…

Oct 7

Hopelessness & Violence

Oct 7

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Overreacting: Why we respond to social threats in the same way as physical ones

Most aggressive and potentially violent incidents are the result of bad social interactions.

Sep 30

Overreacting: Why we respond to social threats in the same way as physical ones

Sep 30

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Social Learning Theory & Bandura’s Bobo Doll

As this is the time of year when students go off to college — either returning or for the first time — I have been thinking about when I…

Sep 24

Social Learning Theory & Bandura’s Bobo Doll

Sep 24

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Gershon Ben Keren

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I am a criminologist who has been working in the security industry since 1990. https://www.gershonbenkeren.com

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