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Title Risk taking and personal safety / edited by Justin Healey.

Publication Info. Thirroul, N.S.W. : Spinney Press, 2012.

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Description 1 online resource : color illustrations.
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Series Issues in society ; v. 349
Issues in society (Balmain, N.S.W.) ; v. 349.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Experimentation, pushing boundaries and testing your own limits is a part of growing up, however there are many potentially unsafe situations in which teenagers may find themselves at risk and their safety compromised by making harmful personal choices. Everyone has the right to feel safe and to live without fear, this includes travelling alone at night on public transport, going out partying with friends, even accessing the internet at home. What are the strategies and precautions you can take to maximise your feelings of safety and reduce your actual exposure to injury or assault? Risk takin.
Contents Chapter 1 -- Personal safety and crime victimisation; Chapter 2 -- Risk taking and young people; Exploring issues -- worksheets and activities; Index.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Crime prevention -- Australia.
Crime prevention.
Australia.
Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence -- Australia -- Prevention.
Risk-taking (Psychology) in adolescence.
Social adjustment in adolescence -- Australia.
Social adjustment in adolescence.
Public safety -- Australia.
Public safety.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Added Author Healey, Justin.
Other Form: Print version: Risk taking and personal safety. Spinney Press, 2012 9781921507946 (OCoLC)794256500
ISBN 9781921507953 (electronic book)
1921507950 (electronic book)
9781921507946
1921507942