{"product_id":"dont-fight-back-and-10-other-myths-about-crime-personal-safety-and-gender-based-violence-1","title":"Don't Fight Back: And 10 Other Myths about Crime, Personal Safety, and Gender-Based Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Meg Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeacon Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5\/5\/2026, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: 9780807016244\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom 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\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeg 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStone breaks down these myths into four parts: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"How Attackers Behave: what the research shows about whether fighting back makes attackers more angry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"What (or Who) to Fear\" a treatise on the impact of media inaccurately reporting a \"crime wave\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"What You Should Never Do\" including the myth that an attacker could grab your ponytail--very unlikely!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"What You Should Always Do\" should you really always trust your intuition?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach chapter offers practical strategies for people to keep themselves safer and how to contribute to social change that builds a safer world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou don't have to diminish yourself or restrict your life to avoid being attacked. Critical thinking, not following simplistic directives, is the real way to be \"smart\" about safety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Each debunked myth empowers readers with both individual and social actions that can be taken to protect themselves and to advocate for a better, safer world for everyone, with an emphasis on the most vulnerable. We can fight back.\" -- \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Meg Stone debunks the myths about sexual assault with humor, passion and piles of data. This is an essential book for anyone who plans to walk up stairs, wear a ponytail and feel empowered.\" -- Pagan Kennedy, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of the Rape Kit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Finally, a book that empowers rather than weakens, a book that tells women we can and should expect more. We no longer have to be eternal victims. Meg Stone has delivered.\"  -- Rachel Louise Snyder, author of \u003ci\u003eNo Visible Bruises\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWomen We Buried, Women We Burned\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeg Stone\u003c\/b\u003e is the executive director of IMPACT Boston, an abuse-prevention and empowerment self-defense organization. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003e Huffington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003e Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Dame\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e Ms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52387450913051,"sku":"Don't Fight Back","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71uhQprjBcL._SL1500.jpg?v=1782167512","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/dont-fight-back-and-10-other-myths-about-crime-personal-safety-and-gender-based-violence-1","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}