Although there are no laws prohibiting the use of rape alarms, there are some rules and regulations to consider when using them. A vast amount of training is put in place to make sure our prosecutors fully understand rape myths and stereotypes so they are not influenced by them when making prosecution decisions. We have all heard horror stories involving sexual assaults, robberies and other forms of violence that appear to be getting worse every day in recent weeks alone!

The device will then raise an “Incapacitation Alert" or " Man Down Alarm" with the Monitoring Centre. No-one wants to live in a world where we need a safety app, but sadly there is a place for it," she said. On the training front providers promote student personal safety with a toolkit of skills necessary to deal with personal safety issues; how to recognise a threat to your personal safety and adapt to the situation so you stay safe. However this evidence runs counter to many societal myths and sterotypes regarding rape and serious sexual offending which continue to persist and must be constantly challenged by prosecutors. We compare the effectiveness of traditional and monitored personal attack alarms – particularly in relation to lone worker use and people who work in high-risk roles or high-risk areas e.

While there has been long term progress in how the criminal justice system responds to these offences, more needs to be done to encourage victims to report abuse with confidence and to support them through the legal process so more offenders can be brought to justice. The main advantage of this device is the strobe and just how loud it can be - very few, if any in the UK have both of these features. This device is straightforward to use–you pull it with the metal chain as if it was a grenade pin (that is precisely how it sounds when it goes off). It is only by helping our staff understand the complexity of these cases that we can overcome and counter the barriers they present. Spyware is concerning as it can enable a stalker to switch on the camera on a victim's mobile phone, so that they can see and hear what is happening.

It relies on complete discretion where the authorities are alerted to the incident without making the assailant aware. It has an age-appropriate design that makes it easy to use against potential threats or dangers in your child’s life, without being over burdensome on them with big words and confusing functions like other keychains out there!We will do everything we can to make sure you and your family receive the best possible care and support. Users can also set the device to notify friends or family of an alarm and each will receive a text notification http://www. The SMS service, which is free, also offers emergency contact notifications and a personalized alert message. a media consultancy, and for the past 27 years has trained thousands of people in verbal and non-verbal communication. Once you have heard how powerful our alarms are, it will make you much more confident and as an ex-detective I can tell you that confident people are far less likely to become a victim.

All cases of rape or sexual assault will be different but in all cases the officers will be open and honest and do their best to minimise trauma and offer support for as long as you would like, including offering support from other agencies.The Operator can also alert the user’s escalation contacts which could be a manager or family member. In fact, you want to find out more about attacks on UK lone workers, take a look at our blog: How many lone workers are attacked every day. The reason being, your chosen 3 emergency contacts may lead busy lifestyles – balancing work, family commitments, holidays, sickness, social activities, phones being on silent or switched off, preventing them answering and responding to your life saving emergency day and night.

The Child Sexual Abuse Review Panel is a joint enterprise between the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). With many instances where noise-based rape alarms have been effective in drawing attention to an attack and potentially deterring the attacker, there’s a reason they’re recommended by police as one legal form of self-defence. Even though a monitored attack safety alarm avoids some of the pitfalls of a traditional attack alarm, users should certainly not be discouraged from using the traditional option. Pick Protection has since provided protection for employees working in high-risk situations, from British Red Cross to Arnold Clark, and is now preparing to launch a personal alarm, the Pick Guardian, to anybody who would like to feel more confident in their safety.This self-defense product is geared towards active women, who want to enjoy the freedom of exercise in the early morning hours, or in the evenings after work without worry. Those of us who prosecute these cases are all too aware of the unique barriers many face when deciding whether to report offences relating to sexual assault; shame, guilt, fear of the process, fear of not being believed, shock, cultural context, embarrassment, language barriers and fear of reprisal from the community are just some of the hurdles that victims of sexual offending might need to overcome to report an incident and support a prosecution. It's incredibly simple to use, simply pull the pin out and it will let out a 130dB ring and 200 lumen strobe light to disorientate an attacker. It is based - and always has been - on the merits of each individual case based on the Code for Crown Prosecutors. The images that are recorded before and during the alarm, are sent in real-time to Occly’s 24-hour emergency response center.