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Taking precautions against crime
Latifa Bammou
Issue date: 4/16/07 Section: News
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Crime and abuse are social problems that reach across the United States and Brookhaven College students are not exempt from these issues.
The Brookhaven police department is offering a Rape Aggression Defense program free of charge to students, faculty and staff.
In the RAD program, students can learn self-defense tactics and other techniques developed for women to protect themselves.
For information on class dates, times and registration for the RAD courses, students can contact Brookhaven Police Department in B200.
Brookhaven Sergeant Gabriel Galvez is one of the officers responsible for teaching RAD. Galvez said whenever students are faced with a threatening situation they should contact the campus police immediately because the quicker the police department is notified the better.
Galvez said perpetrators will have time to change clothes or leave the area if given too much time, but students have ways to protect themselves and avoid dangerous situations should they come face to face with a problem.
Here are some safety tips Galvez offers students:
Signs of dangerous
behavior
Insensitivity for others and emphasis on self, belittling behavior towards others, hostile or threatening language, bullying, excessive anger, brooding, obsession, extreme mood swings, physical tantrums, alcohol or drug abuse and anger while intoxicated.
Galvez said abstaining from associations with people who fit these danger signs allows students to avoid possibly perilous situations.
Galvez said students should always have keys in their hands when approaching their vehicles and keep windows rolled up with doors locked while driving to avoid hijackers.
He said students should choose parking spots that are well lit and close to entrances. They should never leave their cars unlocked and never pull over in secluded areas if motorists signal they have car problems.
Pedestrian safety
The Brookhaven police department is offering a Rape Aggression Defense program free of charge to students, faculty and staff.
In the RAD program, students can learn self-defense tactics and other techniques developed for women to protect themselves.
For information on class dates, times and registration for the RAD courses, students can contact Brookhaven Police Department in B200.
Brookhaven Sergeant Gabriel Galvez is one of the officers responsible for teaching RAD. Galvez said whenever students are faced with a threatening situation they should contact the campus police immediately because the quicker the police department is notified the better.
Galvez said perpetrators will have time to change clothes or leave the area if given too much time, but students have ways to protect themselves and avoid dangerous situations should they come face to face with a problem.
Here are some safety tips Galvez offers students:
Signs of dangerous
behavior
Insensitivity for others and emphasis on self, belittling behavior towards others, hostile or threatening language, bullying, excessive anger, brooding, obsession, extreme mood swings, physical tantrums, alcohol or drug abuse and anger while intoxicated.
Galvez said abstaining from associations with people who fit these danger signs allows students to avoid possibly perilous situations.
Galvez said students should always have keys in their hands when approaching their vehicles and keep windows rolled up with doors locked while driving to avoid hijackers.
He said students should choose parking spots that are well lit and close to entrances. They should never leave their cars unlocked and never pull over in secluded areas if motorists signal they have car problems.
Pedestrian safety
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