[AlvinLuo]

How Can College Students Prepare and Protect Themselves From Criminal Attacks?

When a student heads off to college they are typically going to live in a dorm, apartment or other housing away from their familiar surroundings. Unfortunately, criminals are fully aware of the vulnerability of these young students and target college campuses and nearby housing complexes. There are many tips for students to stay safe and also great products on the market to insure their safety.

Of course one of the most common safety tips for college students is to travel in groups or pairs to and from their destinations. Walking with another person is great advice but it is not always an option and is when self-defense devices are great caretakers.

Defense Sprays, or Pepper Sprays, are a good choice for a college student because they are lightweight, easy to conceal and not lethal to an attacker. Pepper Spray is a very effective means of self-defense and offers piece of mind to the students as well as the parents. It is stressful enough for parents to know that their children are away from home and often in unpredictable situations, so if their child is armed with a canister of pepper spray, it will help alleviate that stress factor.

Another great self defense item for students is a personal alarm. Personal alarms are made in many different versions but most are compact and easy to carry. Personal alarms are designed to emit ear piercing decibels of sound and give most assailants no desire to stick around. Some alarms are also designed to be hung on a door knob so they can also serve as home or dorm room protection.

Self defense and personal protection products offer an inexpensive and effective means of safety when college students are subject to the cruelties of criminals. Safety tips and protection devices are usually the furthest thought from both young and older students but should never be overlooked. Personal protection and safety devices should be added to every student's back to school list of supplies. It only takes one assailant and one unequipped student to impact many lives, for many years.

[Adeline]

Alvin, on 21 September 2009 - 02:05 PM, said:

<strong class='bbc'>How Can College Students Prepare and Protect Themselves From Criminal Attacks?</strong>

When a student heads off to college they are typically going to live in a dorm, apartment or other housing away from their familiar surroundings. Unfortunately, criminals are fully aware of the vulnerability of these young students and target college campuses and nearby housing complexes. There are many tips for students to stay safe and also great products on the market to insure their safety.

Of course one of the most common safety tips for college students is to travel in groups or pairs to and from their destinations. Walking with another person is great advice but it is not always an option and is when self-defense devices are great caretakers.

Defense Sprays, or Pepper Sprays, are a good choice for a college student because they are lightweight, easy to conceal and not lethal to an attacker. Pepper Spray is a very effective means of self-defense and offers piece of mind to the students as well as the parents. It is stressful enough for parents to know that their children are away from home and often in unpredictable situations, so if their child is armed with a canister of pepper spray, it will help alleviate that stress factor.

Another great self defense item for students is a personal alarm. Personal alarms are made in many different versions but most are compact and easy to carry. Personal alarms are designed to emit ear piercing decibels of sound and give most assailants no desire to stick around. Some alarms are also designed to be hung on a door knob so they can also serve as home or dorm room protection.

Self defense and personal protection products offer an inexpensive and effective means of safety when college students are subject to the cruelties of criminals. Safety tips and protection devices are usually the furthest thought from both young and older students but should never be overlooked. Personal protection and safety devices should be added to every student's back to school list of supplies. It only takes one assailant and one unequipped student to impact many lives, for many years.

Just a light note: Pepper spray is ILLEGAL in England. Do NOT carry it. Use the personal alarm if you insist you MUST walk around on your own in the middle of the night. Otherwise, just use your own common sense and try not to put yourself in a situation where you MIGHT be in danger.

[AlvinLuo]

Adeline, on 01 October 2009 - 10:41 PM, said:

Just a light note: Pepper spray is ILLEGAL in England. Do NOT carry it. Use the personal alarm if you insist you MUST walk around on your own in the middle of the night. Otherwise, just use your own common sense and try not to put yourself in a situation where you MIGHT be in danger.

ooPss.. thanks for your information..

I have bought few pepper spray from eBay before but last year I think there are not many sellers selling pepper spray..and most of them are selling paint spray I guess? It's kind of red paint coming out from the spray..

[Adeline]

Alvin, on 01 October 2009 - 10:55 PM, said:

ooPss.. thanks for your information..

I have bought few pepper spray from eBay before but last year I think there are not many sellers selling pepper spray..and most of them are selling paint spray I guess? It's kind of red paint coming out from the spray..

Get rid of the pepper spray in as safe a way as possible. It's classified as a firearm - jailable offence if you're caught with it.

[pwkhang]

I totally agree with Adeline...I mean when somebody actually attacks... you won't have the time to take out your pepper spray. The best is to be smart and don't put yourself in any difficult situation. Go out in a gang, 4 or 5 ppl at night, don't carry so much cash around, dun get too near and avoid contact with strangers (most importantly). My friend who went to new year count down last year, his phone was stolen just within 5 seconds of contact with a strangers who act drunk and pull him out for a dance. So be careful. but comparing UK to other European countries, I think it is quite safe...

[AlvinLuo]

hahaha! I know who your friend is... he was enjoying dancing with the Europeans some more... and magically handphone disappeared within few seconds..