Five Stages of Violent Crime (Please read!)

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In light of my recent experience of coming close to being raped (see the Praise Report forum), I think it's important that we be aware of the behavior that can lead to a violent crime.  In my case, the perpetrators got to the "interview" stage; had I said the wrong thing, they'd have taken me for a victim.  Please read, study, bookmark, and share this information - it could save your or a loved one's life!   You can also purchase a DVD with this info at the link.

Five Stages of Violent Crime

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Five stages of Violent Crime | Intent | Interview | Positioning| Attack | Reaction| AOI (shorthand version) | Conclusion

The Five Stages of Violent Crime is an internationally recognized system to identify if -- and determine when and if -- you are being set up for a crime or violence. The information contained on this page is from DVD/video, Street Safe: How to Recognize and Avoid Violent Crime. It is used by police, military and firearms instructors around the world as a training and teaching tool. Also the system is taught internationally in self defense and crime prevention courses(1).

While we strongly advocate awareness and avoidance as a primary means for personal safety sometimes that isn't enough. The Five Stages of Violent Crime has been tested in court as an easily explainable standard by which individuals determined if they were legally justified to use self defense tactics. Remember, when it comes to violence there are usually legal repercussions. Therefore we strongly advocate you know when you are justified to use force.

The Five Stages of Violent Crime:
Crime and violence are processes that take time to develop. The attack is not the first step, the preliminary triangle must be built. There are five distinct stages that are easily identified:

1) Intent
2) Interview
3) Positioning
4) Attack
5) Reaction


Full article at link