Personal Safety Training in Boston

Personal Safety Training in Boston

Welcome to SEPS (Situation Effective Protection System) Boston! We say “Situations Determine Solutions” for a reason, and that’s because violence isn’t universal e.g., a road-rage incident, isn’t the same as a street robbery, and a street robbery isn’t the same as a sexual assault etc. Trying to treat them as the same, with one solution, is ineffective, and creates vulnerabilities. This is why it is important to understand what the common processes with each offense are, along with the differences. This means equipping individuals with the skills to understand violence and the appropriate responses rather than giving them a list/set of rules to follow.

The Problem with Personal Safety Rules

You have probably come across an internet or social media post which is titled, something like, “The Ten Most Important Personal Safety Tips You Need to Know”. Sometimes the article will have a sub-heading such as “Written by a Cop” in order to convince you of its legitimacy. Regardless of the substance and the authority of the article, the method of thinking that it develops is the wrong one where personal safety is concerned e.g., whilst it may be a “good idea” to check a utility worker or workman’s ID (Identification) before letting them into your home, simply checking it doesn’t mean they’re not a threat. It’s relatively easy with a home laminator, and some downloaded images, to create something official, and most Salvation Army thrift stores have old utility worker overalls available to purchase etc.

Profiling Behaviours Not People

The very people we are trying to protect ourselves against read the same memes with the same rules that we do. If an article says to check for ID, be sure they’ll have ID. This is why we need to learn the processes that they use and the behaviors that give them away if we are to protect ourselves against them, as they’ll use our “rules” to create and exploit the blind spots that such rules create e.g., somebody who is engaged in deception will know to look us square in the eyes when they lie to us, because they understand the misconceived “rule” that people don’t make eye-contact when engaged in deception etc.

Our system of personal-safety isn’t based on “rules” or ideas that might at first glance appear logical or make sense. Much of what is presented as personal safety advice is well-intentioned but unfortunately lacks substance and research. Our approach is academically and evidentially based, taking into account the experiences of those who have first-hand experiences of dealing with violence. If you are interested in our training whether as an individual or a representative of an organization, please use the link below to contact us.

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