• Teens and Young Adults are mostly naive to real-world violence and danger.
• They venture away from the safety of adult and parental supervision a great deal more than younger children.
• They are now entering into the widest category of possible crimes that can be committed against them.
EXAMPLE: An eleven-year-old, for the most part, will not be a candidate to be robbed of a wallet and watch at an ATM. This scenario is very possible for a teenager or a person in their early twenties.
• As with most people, they have no personal safety or REAL self-defense training.
• A major threat to this demographic is their continued and chronic preoccupation with immediate technology. All too often, personal safety takes a back seat to checking social media, texts, and emails.
• Teens need training on how to handle themselves, so they won’t succumb to peer pressure, or make poor choices, particularly at a party or other social gathering.
• The teen demographic often makes decisions based on “group” acceptance instead of what’s the best course of action for them, such as driving with someone who has been drinking.
• The teen and student demographic especially believe they will be kept safe by technology, apps, or the police. This leads to them letting down their guard and leaning on a false sense of security for safety.