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R.A.D.

Rape Aggression Defense

R.A.D. Women Basic Physical Defense Course

R.A.D. is a contemporary basic self-defense course for WOMEN ONLY.  Rape Aggression Defense Systems, Inc. and East Providence Police Officers trained in this program provide attendees with information, tactics, and considerations, which we believe may be useful to various types of abductive encounters perpetrated against women.  Even though your husbands, domestic and intimate partners want to protect you from harm and keep you safe, they are not able to be there every hour of every day.  The fact is, there is one person who will definitely be there in your time of need....that is YOU! YOU ARE YOUR OWN BEST DEFENSE!

The R.A.D. Women Basic Physical Defense Course is a series of six, 3 hour classes, given twice a week for three weeks.  Any questions, please contact one of our R.A.D. Women Instructors:

Lt. Maari Stainer 401-435-7600 ext.20181

School Resource Officer Tammy David 401-433-6230

Detective Matthew McNulty 401-435-7600 ext.20031

We will not be hosting a Spring 2020 Rape Aggression Defense (RAD) Class due to the COVID-19 Outbreak. Please look for us to host our next Women Self-Defense Class in the Fall of 2020.

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