Actions of the City Guard in Toruń Towards Residents’ Personal Safety: Self-Defence Courses for Women
Actions of the City Guard in Toruń Towards Residents’ Personal Safety: Self-Defence Courses for Women
Author(s): Katarzyna AmrozySubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: women’s security; self-defence; individual security; personal security; sense of security; city guard
Summary/Abstract: The article presents main assumptions about self-defence, particularly trainings aimed at educating women, with special focus on actions initiated by the City Guard in Toruń. The Jestem bezpieczna [I Am Safe] self-defence courses for women, organized since 2006, are an important element in strengthening individual security of female residents of Toruń. Although at times such courses are subject to criticism, they have their undeniable advantages, which are specified in this article.
Journal: Athenaeum Polskie Studia Politologiczne
- Issue Year: 67/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 174-187
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
