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Preparing your community effective non-violence response
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A practical guide for leaders: making the decision together, understanding what justice requires and practising the response before it is needed. The key point to be discussed and hopefully agreed is simple: the more an attacker believes they will go to jail and lose their status, the less likely they are to attack and the safer our community will be.
How to gather and submit evidence
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The best way to submit evidence is to take it to your local police station. We are in the final stages of setting up the ShieldPNG Evidence Reporting System for those unable to submit evidence directly to the police and wish to submit it anonymously.
How to de-escalate a dispute
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Even communities which respond to many types of disputes with violence have some types that they respond to with non-violence. It is a matter of turning more of them to non-violence.
How to access support if you are the victim of violence
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If you have experienced violence, you are not alone, and help is available — free, confidential, and without judgement. You do not have to have reported anything to police to get support.
How ShieldPNG engages with law enforcement
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ShieldPNG seeks to make non-violent dispute responses more appealing and violent responses less appealing to those considering it. That includes increasing the likelihood of criminal justice for those who commit serious violent crimes.
Helping and interrupting someone before they shoot
InformationPDF · 2 pagesENG
Many public killings are in response to a dispute – a trigger. The trigger might be an act of violence or nonviolence, like a land dispute or insult. The people who are best placed to see that a person capable of killing has been triggered are those close to him – his Connections.