Phenomenological overview of the forms of violence; incl. social media -- Causes of physical and psychological acts of violence -- Criminal and civil law aspects as well as statistical background -- Social education in educational and training institutions, sports clubs and by parents -- Contents and methods of teaching self-assertion and self-defence -- Model of a seminar on self-assertion and self-defence -- Principles of assistance to third parties -- Funding, counselling and support.

The safety of children in the context of protection from assault and violence is a basic need of our society. This edited volume provides a concise overview of the social education of children and young people for all those responsible who want to provide the necessary impetus in the context of their professional, voluntary or educational activities and who are interested in how to convey this successfully. The handbook includes a basic and prevention section. The content Phenomenological overview of the forms of violence; incl. social media Causes of physical and psychological acts of violence Criminal and civil law aspects as well as statistical backgrounds Social education in educational and training institutions, sports clubs and by parents Content and methods of teaching self-assertion and self-defence Model of a seminar on self-assertion and self-defence Principles of assistance to third parties Funding, counselling and support The target groups School and social educators, management level in educational and training institutions Pedagogical staff in child and youth welfare, after-school care, kindergartens, day care centres and other care facilities Trainers in (sports) clubs, trainers for self-assertion and self-defence Interested parents, guardians and educators The editors Rudi Heimann, Vice President of South Hessian police headquarters, he teaches criminology, leadership theory and police operations management at the Hessian University of Applied Sciences for Police and Administration. Guest lecturer at the German Police University and the BKA. Head of department for violence protection for the DOSB violence protection trainer licence. One of his main areas of research is sexualised violence. Dr. Jürgen Fritzsche, Technical Director of the Karate Federation Luxembourg, former head instructor at the German Karate Federation until the end of 2018. Among other things, he was head of department for violence protection and self-defence. International lecturer (Experts for Training) in the field of violence protection for institutes, companies, public administrations and schools.