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Preventing School Shootings in Tennessee
Governor Bill Lee passed Tennessee Law TCA 49-6-4302 for school safety, but now it’s time for teachers, parents, grandparents and friends of our school children to critically review the law and recommend improvements. Has your child’s School Administrator initiated a highly specialized safety review, or a cookie-cutter assessment…
Crime in America…Don’t Be the Next Victim
More than 39 million crimes were committed in the United States in 2020! Most of these offenses were perpetrated against everyday citizens like you and me. These crimes ranged from homicide and rape, all the way to larceny and automobile thefts. One of the most...
Facts & Statistics for the Real Estate Industry
I in 3 women will be sexually assaulted in their lifetime in America. (George Mason University, Worldwide Sexual Assault Statistics, 2005) Every 90 seconds there is a sexual assault in the United States. (Finkelhor et al., 1990) Department of Labor Statistics...
How-To Prevent a Home Invasion: 7 Tips for Staying Safe in Your Home
We hear it all the time. Someone makes the ever-so-casual statement, “we live in a dangerous world” in response to the latest tragedy or crime spree that seemingly have no effect on our daily lives. But the sad reality is that statement could not be more true — no one...
Parking Lot Intuition, Preparation and Decision Making
You’ve decided to go to the supermarket to stock up on groceries for the week. While seemingly a mundane and uneventful task, it’s important to discuss the best ways to stay vigilant from the moment you enter the parking lot.
Teaching People to Live Safely in a Dangerous World
Vigilance – Recognizing any unusual behavior that does not fit the context of the environment To recognize any behavior, you must first have your eyes opened and brain engaged (awareness) so you can make some type of logical deduction. At Vigilance Group, we teach...
Red Zone
The First Six Weeks of College are the Red Zone of Vulnerability for Freshmen Coeds Vigilance Training Is a “Defense Against Assault” Incoming freshman coeds are considered especially vulnerable to rape and sexual assault during their first 6 weeks of...
Halloween Guidelines for Safety
All Saints Day Eve (Halloween) features Kids, Goblins, Ghosts, and perhaps even Real Bad Guys to avoid This well-known and favorite day. October 31st, originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Sam-hain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward...
Ever Vigilant — feature story in Auburn Magazine
Michael “Moose” Moore ’72 was visiting Auburn the night of March 4, 2008, when news broke that Auburn University freshman Lauren Burke had been abducted from campus and murdered. It made him sick, and Moore changed his career focus that night. Instead of just training people to handle dangerous situations as they occur, he wanted to train people to recognize and avoid risky situations altogether.