CHERYL WIESER Supervisory Security Specialist DOC Office of Security 206-526-6653

1. SECURITY IN A CHANGED WORLD CHERYL WIESER Supervisory Security Specialist DOC Office of Security 206-526-6653 Updated 3/11/2002

2. SOMETHING ABOUT ME • 23 Years with the Federal Government • Law Enforcement • Investigator • Security Specialist • 2nd Degree Black Belt in Karate • Teaching Women’s Self Defense since 1981

3. OVERVIEW • HAVE THINGS REALLY CHANGED? • SURVIVAL SIGNALS • SAFETY TECHNIQUES • WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

4. MINDSET “The term mindset refers to ‘a fixed attitude or state of mind’ that provides a context for the interpretation of data or events or for making decisions. Mindsets are stubbornly durable. As the world changes, the validity of some mindsets will erode; but often only overwhelming evidence or some kind of disaster is required to change the way people think.”

16. NATIONAL TOLL 37 States, Wash D.C and Puerto Rico affected on 9-11

17. INTERNATIONAL TOLL 82 Countries affected by 9-11

18. AMERICANS LEERY OF ADDITIONAL ATTACKS WASHINGTON(AP) - A majority of Americans believe the country is going in the right direction and that their own economic situation will get better, an Associated Press poll says, but they also fear more terrorist attacks are likely in the new year. Seven in 10 Americans believe there will be another terrorist attack in the near future, although their worry is not as intense as it was a few months ago, according to the AP poll. (January 1, 2002)

19. TERRORISM • DEFINITION: • USC Title 22, Section 2656f(d) - Premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against noncombatant targets by sub-national groups or clandestine agents usually intended to influence an audience.

20. COMMON COMPONENTS • Involves criminal action • Involves force or violence • Aimed at civilian population • Furtherance of political and/or social objectives • Intended to coerce or intimidate a government or civilian population

21. VIOLENCE • DEFINITION OF VIOLENCE: • Physical force employed so as to violate, damage, or abuse • An act or instance of violent behavior or action • Violate - To do harm to, to injure the person or property, to rape

22. “Someone else may decide if you will be a target - but you decide whether or not you will be a victim.” ~ Gavin De Becker

23. “As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~ Nelson Mandela

24. DIFFERENT & FOREVER THE SAME • Number of young men shot in a year in Japan is equal to the number killed in NYC during a busy weekend. • Rate of firearm deaths in the US is 5x higher than it is in Israel. • By this time tomorrow, 400 Americans will suffer a shooting injury and more than 1,000 will face a criminal with a gun.

25. DIFFERENT & FOREVER THE SAME • 4 Jumbo jets crashed on September 11th. • Imagine if one crashed every month, month in and month out, it would not equal the number of women killed each year by their husbands and boyfriends

26. SURVIVAL SIGNALS

27. DEFINITION of FEAR • True Fear is a signal in the presence of danger. It is always based upon something we perceive, something in our environment or our circumstance. • Unwarranted Fear is always based upon our memory or our imagination.

28. CHARM & NICENESS • Not an Inherent Ability • “To charm is to compel, to control by allure or attraction” • Niceness Does Not Equal Goodness • Niceness is a decision, not a trait • Women are Expected to Respond Openly and Warmly to Men

29. DISCOUNTING THE WORD “NO” • NEVER NEGOTIATE THE WORD “NO” • IN CHOOSING NOT TO HEAR IT, SOMEONE IS ATTEMPTING TO CONTROL YOU • Negotiation Provides Possibilities

30. THEINTERVIEW • Will you engage in conversation with a stranger when you’d rather not? • Will you yield to someone’s will or be strengthened when someone is trying to control you? • WILL YOU HONOR YOUR INTUITION?

31. Nagging Feeling Persistent Thoughts Humor Wonder Anxiety Curiosity Hunches Gut Feelings Doubt Hesitation Suspicion Apprehension Fear MESSENGERS of INTUITION

32. THE ALARM • Intuition is ALWAYS Right in Two Very Important Ways: • IT IS ALWAYS IN RESPONSE TO SOMETHING • IT ALWAYS HAS YOUR BEST INTEREST AT HEART

33. SIGNALS OF DENIAL • Rationalization • Justification • Minimization • Excuse-making • Refusal

34. SAFETY TECHNIQUES

35. WHAT DOES BEING SAFE MEAN? • Free from all risk • Then nothing is safe • accidents • illness • stress • street crime • Free from unacceptable risk • no objective truth about risk - just your truth

36. PRECIPITATING FACTORS • DEFINITION:INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL CAUSES OF AN ACTING OUT BEHAVIOR OVER WHICH YOU HAVE LITTLE OR NO CONTROL • EXAMPLES: • DRUG AND/OR ALCOHOL USE • FINANCIAL PROBLEMS • DOMESTIC PROBLEMS • PEER PRESSURE • EMPLOYMENT CHANGES

37. RATIONAL DETACHMENT • DEFINITION: ABILITY TO STAY IN CONTROL OF ONE’S OWN BEHAVIOR AND NOT TAKE ACTING OUT BEHAVIOR PERSONALLY • May not be able to control precipitating factors, but we can control our own behavior and responses • Professional behavior maintained so that we may control situation without overreacting • You need to find positive outlets for the negative energy absorbed from acting out person

38. UNPRODUCTIVE Freeze - Inability to React Overreacting - Rational, but not to this Situation Inappropriate Response Verbal or Physical PRODUCTIVE Increase Speed & Strength Increase in Sensory Acuity Shortens Reaction Time FEAR & ANXIETY

39. FEAR & ANXIETY • WAYS TO CONTROL FEAR & ANXIETY • Understand what makes us afraid • Learn techniques to protect ourselves and acting out person • Use a team approach - Don’t Respond Alone

40. STRIKES SLAP PUNCH KICK SCRATCH STAB THROW OBJECT SPIT DEFINITION: AN OBJECT COMING IN CONTACT WITH A TARGET GRABS BITE HAIR PULL CHOKE WRIST PULL DEFINITION: AN ATTEMPT TO CONTROL & CAUSE BODILY INJURY PERSONAL SAFETY TECHNIQUES

41. PRINCIPLES OF PERSONAL SAFETY • STRIKE • Move the Target • Block the Object • GRAB • Physiological Advantage • Find the Weak Point, use Leverage, use Momentum • Psychological Advantage • Stay Calm, Have a Plan, Get Help

42. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE

43. DEFINITIONS • Workplace violence is any physical assault, threatening behavior, or verbal abuse occurring in the work setting. • A workplace may be any location either permanent or temporary where an employee performs any work-related duty.

44. IS WORKPLACE VIOLENCE AN EPIDEMIC? • CDC SAYS….. • Violence has reached “epidemic proportions” • 111,000 violent incidents per year • 750 - 1,000 workplace homicides per year

45. WHAT IS WORKPLACE VIOLENCE? • Aggravated assault • Sexual assault • Product tampering • Sabotage • Homicide • Includes acts committed during robberies

46. WORKPLACE VIOLENCE • Is the second leading overall cause of death in the workplace • Is the leading cause of death in the workplace for females • 1 out of 20 women will be the victim of a stalker

47. PATTERNS and PROFILES • Look for patterns rather than individual warning signs • Profiles can help identify potential problems - HOWEVER - they are not all inclusive or exclusive

48. INDICATORS OF A PERPETRATOR • White male • 30 - 50 years old • Problem Employee • History of Violent Behavior • Intimidates Others • Possible Substance Abuse

49. INDICATORS OF A PERPETRATOR • Obsessed with guns, gun magazines • Interested in past acts of violence in the workplace • Makes open or veiled threats • Obsessed with job • Loner

50. INDICATORS OF A PERPETRATOR • Paranoid • Can’t take criticism • Holds a grudge