October 31, 2011 / Legislation, Physical restraint, Prison Service, Self-defence, Tips, Violence / PBrereton
Changes to the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 have come into force recently mean that any death whilst in custody comes within the remit of this act. This means that not only t
October 24, 2011 / Conflict Management, Personal Safety, Self-defence, Tips / PBrereton
The news is full of stories about attacks on people here’s just a few... ...a chef attacked one of his staff in a rage after renowned food critic AA Gill reported that his meal was ‘disgustingâ
October 19, 2011 / Personal Safety, Tips / Darren Good
It might seem a daft question...can you attack your burglar, particularly if they are attacking or threatening to attack you...but up until recently the answer would have been no, or at least not with
August 8, 2011 / Conflict Management, Legislation, News, NHS, Personal Safety, Physical restraint, Self-defence, Tips / Darren Good
A friend of mine was telling me about an article he’d read on a solicitor's website about a care-worker who had won damages as a result of her claim for personal injury when a patient she was dealin
July 12, 2011 / Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, Personal Safety, Self-defence, Tips / Darren Good
The News of the World scandal has dominated the press this week and served to warn us just how difficult personal privacy is and yet it's something we all take as a personal right. We all do as muc
July 5, 2011 / Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, POLITE Model, Tips / Darren Good
This week I have been working on a revision to one of my training modules to reflect a client’s need and having enjoyed a spectacular start to the weekend with the men’s final at Wimbledon...I hav
June 27, 2011 / Conflict Management, Conflict Resolution, Good Sense News, News, Personal Safety, POLITE Model, Self-defence, Tips, Violence / Darren Good
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
June 7, 2010 / Body Language, Personal Safety, Self-defence, Tips, Violence / Darren Good
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 o
May 19, 2010 / Self-defence, Tips, Violence / Darren Good
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 bu
May 5, 2010 / Prison Service, Self-defence, Tips, Violence / Darren Good
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