The program is designed to give women the choice of how to act and how to implement pre-rape behavior which will give the woman a tool box of options in which she could choose from. This is not a martial arts program. One thing that Rape Aggression Defense teaches is that you have to know what cause the desire of rape and the predicaments that you can avoid to reduce your chance of rape. If you are riding in a car, before getting in you need to check the backseat to make sure no one is hiding in it. If you are parked in a parking garage, ask the attendant to accompany or at least to monitor your safety on a video camera. Carry the keys in your hand with the ignition key at the ready. At the women's self defense class you will be instructed on be proactive instead of reactive when it comes to the safety of your children. Most attackers will not attack a whole family. It has happened but there is safety in numbers and a woman and two kids make more targets that escape and more witnesses if they are caught. A Taser is a non-lethal weapon that uses compressed nitrogen to shoot out tethered needle probes that when applied can deliver an electric shock that will disable your assailant. Women's self-defense experts say that this is the most effective way to stop an attacker in their tracks and could possibly save your life. Since the fight against domestic and women's abuse is such a prevalent issue there, they will probably have the information. It is your responsibility to take women's self defense courses because if you are a mother, it is your responsibilities to not only protect yourself but also to protect your children. Even if you are mistaken, it is not against the law to scream your head off. The person will most likely change his mind if he knows you are not afraid to scream. Rape is about control and if this is the crime in which that person wants to commit, he knows he is not in control of the situation is you are screaming and yelling.