At 16 I suffered a violent attack, the bruises healed but I was left with the feeling that I wished I could have done more to protect myself. With this in mind I began taking martial arts classes, not to harm others but to increase my self confidence and personal safety. I realised the philosophy… Continue reading Why Conflict Resolution Training Makes Good Sense.
Darren Good is a Conflict Resolution Trainer of many years standing with a keen interest in personal safety for people working in public facing organisations and therefore vulnerable environments. Darren is a ‘graduate’ of the National Federation for Personal Safety (NFPS) and a follower of the ethos embodied within that organisation run by Mark Dawes.… Continue reading GoodSense Conflict Resolution Training
What are anger triggers and how do we combat them? Anger triggers may vary from person to person, but to generalise, what angers you? Most of my trainee candidates will volunteer; bad service, being ignored, being patronised, being discriminated against, witnessing bad manners and discrimination against other people, and of course aggressive behaviour. The list… Continue reading Anger Triggers
The Criminal Justice system in England and Wales is not an Ass! The Criminal Justice system is a well practiced and humane system whose reason for existing is the maintenance of order in society; protecting the weak from the strong, the honest from the dishonest, the good from the bad etc, without it we would… Continue reading The Law of England and Wales
I’ve been blogging for a while now but I still consider myself very new at this and I’m constantly thinking of ways or things that I can post that will really add value. I’ve got over 300 people following my blog now and want to share something really useful. Don’t worry, I’m not selling anything… Continue reading Don’t leave home without this.
Changes to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 have come into force recently mean that any death whilst in custody comes within the remit of this act. This means that not only the police but any authority, organisation or private firm who have responsibity for people held in custody can be held to… Continue reading Death in Custody – Police to be held to account
The news is full of stories about attacks on people here’s just a few… …a chef attacked one of his staff in a rage after renowned food critic AA Gill reported that his meal was ‘disgusting’ (which later turned out to be a joke). …disgraced labour MP Elliot Morley was beaten up in prison as… Continue reading Don’t be a fool…personal safety tips
It might seem a daft question…can you attack your burglar, particularly if they are attacking or threatening to attack you…but up until recently the answer would have been no, or at least not without fear of prosecution irrespective of the threat you may have been under. Earlier this year the Justice Secretary pledged that an… Continue reading Can you attack your burglar?
A friend of mine was telling me about an article he’d read on a solicitor’s website about a care-worker who had won damages as a result of her claim for personal injury when a patient she was dealing with grabbed her by the wrist . The prosecutors position was that the employer was negligent for… Continue reading Get out of that. Wrist releases….
It’s likely that many of the readers of my blog will know the dangers of using restraint techniques already. Most experts in the field would argue that used properly the restraint of an individual is safe for both the detainee and the person applying the restraint. That is the point after all. I have always… Continue reading Restraint techniques that could kill
