Don't Fight Back: And 10 Other Myths about Crime, Personal Safety, and Gender-Based Violence -- Meg Stone, Paperback
From a nationally recognized violence-prevention expert, an accessible guide that debunks the most pervasive myths about crime and offers evidence-based strategies that make us safer A specific image of violence and how to avoid it lives in a lot of our imaginations. What some of us fear most is shaped not by the strongest evidence but by the most viral horror stories. Meg Stone, a violence prevention expert, traces the origins of these myths and how they are used to scare us into submission. While political leaders and social-media influencers use myths about crime to divide us, this book equips readers with facts and concrete action steps. Stone breaks down these myths into four parts:
- "How Attackers Behave: what the research shows about whether fighting back makes attackers more angry
- "What (or Who) to Fear" a treatise on the impact of media inaccurately reporting a "crime wave"
- "What You Should Never Do" including the myth that an attacker could grab your ponytail--very unlikely!
- "What You Should Always Do" should you really always trust your intuition?
Author: Meg Stone
Publisher: Beacon Press
Published: 5/5/2026
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.61 lbs
Size: 8.44" H x 5.52" L x 0.72" W
ISBN: 9780807016244
