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Articles and Interviews

Asphalt Anthropology: "The Street Smart Way of Knowing Enjoying L.A." - The L.A. Times

L.A. Street Smarts - KPCC/NPR interview (starts at 29:45)

Everyday Self Defense In The Metropolis with Beverly Baker - Born to Be a Badass podcast

How To Respond To Threats In The Urban Landscape And In The Workplace With No Fear - The Nurses and Hypochondriacs podcast

What are the biggest challenges to women's safety? Roundtable with Lisa Abbott and Beverly Baker

- Born to Be a Badass podcast

"Is CCTV/Crime Video a Good Teaching Tool?" with Beverly Baker - Randy King Live podcast

Audio-only version Video Version

Downloadable Resources

Asphalt Anthropology: People Watching Bingo (downloadable PDF to play with your friends!

Campus Safety Strategies: Twelve Things Women (and Men!) Should Know Before Headed to College (downloadable PDF to share with someone you care about!)

Recommended Reading

The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence (Gavin de Becker)

Conflict Communication: A New Paradigm in Conscious Communication (Rory Miller)

Left of Bang: How the Marine Corps' Combat Hunter Program Can Save Your Life (Patrick Van Horne and Jason A. Riley)

Know My Name: A Memoir (Chanel Miller) “

Know My Name" is a devastating, immersive memoir…Miller is an extraordinary writer: plain, precise and moving.” ─ NPR

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