Course curriculum

  • 1
    Street Safety Intro and Overview
    • Handout for Street Safety - DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THIS
    • Welcome to Course, Overview and Instructor Information
    • Outline and Study Topics in This Course
    • Action Discussion: Pre-Planning Guide
  • 2
    Survival Mindset and Mental Awareness
    • Color Code of Mental Awareness
    • Potential Problems for Discussion
    • Distance and Survival
    • Action Discussion: Earbuds and Headphones
  • 3
    Current Violence Trends
    • Trends in Community Violence
    • Categories of Violence
  • 4
    Evaluating What You See and Hear
    • Odd, Suspicious and Dangerous Situations
    • Scenario ONE: Evaluating What You See and Hear
    • Scenario TWO: Evaluating What You See and Hear
  • 5
    Dealing with Difficult People
    • Dealing with Difficult People (Part 1)
    • Dealing with Difficult People (Part 2)
    • Arguing vs. Deflecting
    • Action Discussion: Customer Service VS Your Escape Plan
  • 6
    Stances When Dealing with People
    • Stances and Barrier Examples
    • The Platform Stance and Non-Verbal Communication
  • 7
    Planning for Difficult and Dangerous
    • Prepare with Phone Numbers and Practice Scenarios
    • Suspicious Persons Caution
    • Handling Threats of Violence
    • Bomb Threats and Suspicious Packages
    • Lockdowns and Sheltering in Place
    • Evacuations and Escape
    • Fire Alarms and Fire Extinguishers
    • Your Work Space
    • Creating Code Words for Assistance
    • Intercoms and Radios Discussion
  • 8
    Planning for Emergencies
    • Medical Emergencies
    • Fires and Fire Extinguishers
    • Earthquake Discussion
    • Extreme Weather
  • 9
    Dealing with Mentally Ill Persons
    • Dealing with Mentally Ill Persons Discussion
  • 10
    Preplanning and Practice Exercise
    • Preplanning and Practice Exercise
  • 11
    Vehicles and Street Survival
    • Vehicles and Street Survival
    • Scenario ONE: Suspicious Person Approaching Your Vehicle
    • Scenario TWO: Pre-Staging Your Vehicle
  • 12
    BONUS CHAPTER: Active Listening
    • BONUS: General Active Listening (Part One)
    • BONUS: General Active Listening (Part Two)
  • 13
    Feeling Comfortable Calling 911
    • Feeling Comfortable Calling 911
  • 14
    Approaching Homes and Businesses and Giving Bad News
    • Approaching Doorways
    • Giving Bad News Preparation
  • 15
    BONUS CHAPTER: Reading Body Language (Signs of Deception and Attack)
    • BONUS: Reading Body Language (Part 1)
    • BONUS: Reading Body Language (Part 2)
  • 16
    Dealing With Violent Intruders and Active Shooters
    • The Sound of Gunfire - Important Review
    • Run and Escape Discussion
    • Escape and Hide Discussion and Examples
    • Fight Discussion (unlikely but we have to talk about it)
    • When Law Enforcement Arrives To Violence (What You Should Know)
    • Running From An Active Shooter
    • Many Ways To Survive Summary and Closing