The articles on this page refer to engaging in self-protection through the use of the following seven primary ways:
- Change Others (Modifying the society so that there are no predators)
- By-Proxy (Using bystander intervention and policing agents provide your personal safety and security)
- Mitigation (Reducing damage by dealing with the aftermath of an assault)
- Avoidance (Engaging in strategies and tactics to not encounter, evade, or escape potential assailants and current assailants)
- Negotiation (Engaging in various verbal tactics and strategies including submission to dissuade an impending assault)
- Deterrence (Engaging in posturing, the threat of force, and other strategies and tactics to discourage a potential assault)
- By-Force (The limited use of force not intended to kill or seriously injure the assailant with or without the use of weapons.)