by GoodSense | Jun 27, 2011 | Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, Personal Safety, POLITE Model, Self-defence, Tips, Violence
I was doing a fun run with my 14 year old son at the weekend and it reminded me how ever present the potential for conflict is. It started with the usual heated debate with my wife as we were rushing out the door of ‘where are the car keys’ …quickly diffused by...
by GoodSense | Jun 7, 2010 | Body Language, Personal Safety, Self-defence, Tips, Violence
All killers go through an attack ritual before they start their attack – I have talked at length about these types of rituals before on the blog. In my previous post I talked about the three types of rituals but in this post I want to highlight how important it is to...
by GoodSense | May 19, 2010 | Self-defence, Tips, Violence
There was a sad story in the media this week about a shoplifter who unfortunately died in police custody. These stories are always sad and I don’t know how the person in this particular case died but often people who pass away in custody actually die from positional...
by GoodSense | May 5, 2010 | Prison Service, Self-defence, Tips, Violence
The recent shocking and violent attack in Armley prison on a prison officer tells me that the officers are still very vulnerable in what is still a very dangerous job. He was reportedly looking after 71 inmates on his own at the time. These people have to deal with...
by GoodSense | Apr 21, 2010 | Legislation, Violence
I read an interesting story yesterday about a man, Mr Roberts from Nottingham, who protected his mother’s home by stabbing two burglars. The man had been charged with murder but he was acquitted this week. Apparently, when he came to her house he found the patio door...
by GoodSense | Apr 19, 2010 | Conflict Management, Tips, Violence
I am writing this post to hopefully pass on some advice on how to deal with conflict on the telephone. I was giving a conflict resolution training course in London last week, so this is still very fresh in my mind. When people on the telephone call you and come across...
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