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The Economics of Personal Protection Devices
One critique of the personal protection market is that not all individuals can afford advanced devices.

Sam Wilks
Sep 143 min read
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Cognitive Biases That Undermine Personal Safety Habits
Safety is not just about equipment, security guards, or laws. It begins with the ability to see reality as it is, not as one wishes it to be.

Sam Wilks
Sep 133 min read
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Philosophical Debates- Is Security a Right or a Responsibility?
When Authoritarian action or economic mismanagement and over-taxation occur, those individuals must be willing to defend themselves and even overthrow the state.

Sam Wilks
Sep 113 min read
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Psychology of Leadership in Security Operations
A leader in security operations must model composure under pressure.

Sam Wilks
Sep 103 min read
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Individualism vs. Collectivism - Impacts on National Security Policies
Statistics show that societies emphasising individual accountability generally experience lower violent crime rates

Sam Wilks
Sep 83 min read
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Some Myths About Human Behaviour in Emergency Situations
Emergencies are rarely defined by the hazard itself but by how people respond to it. Yet most people and even policymakers operate under...

Sam Wilks
Sep 73 min read
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Subsidising Chaos
If only the 3 questions by Thomas Sowell were forced to be answered by officials, every time they come up with some new way to subsidise chaos.

Sam Wilks
Jul 303 min read
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State Victim Blaming
Seeking justice should no longer be viewed as a risk that needs to be controlled, but rather as the civic obligation that it is.

Sam Wilks
Jul 283 min read
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Identifying the True Danger
Because profiling is based on empirical reality rather than ideological abstraction, it is effective. There are patterns. There are risk factors.

Sam Wilks
Jul 273 min read
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CPTED: How Crime Is Repelled by Environmental Design
The lesson is simple. Criminals take the easiest route. Applying environmental design with expertise and discipline changes that course.

Sam Wilks
Jul 263 min read
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The Psychological Cost of Fear
The fabric of society breaks down when productive citizens are forced to invest time, money, and mental capacity in self-defence.

Sam Wilks
Jul 243 min read
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The Quiet Exodus
The professional caregivers, a large swathe of unaccountable NGOs, advocacy groups, and not-for-profits whose goal is to manage social dysfunction rather than solve it, step into this gap.

Sam Wilks
Jul 233 min read
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Why Justice Is Ineffective in the NT
Small business owners, tradespeople, families, and the very people who are essential to local prosperity, the productive heart of the Territory, are caught in a difficult situation.

Sam Wilks
Jul 223 min read
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The Effects of Tourism on Local Cultures
The narrative around tourism needs to shift from one of mere consumption to one of mutual exchange and respect.

Sam Wilks
Jul 214 min read
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Broken Windows in the Outback
Look at the concrete evidence if you're still holding onto the idea that minor infractions are only signs of a larger social ill.

Sam Wilks
Jul 203 min read
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Individual Accountability is the Cornerstone of Crime Reduction and Community Security
In the end, every crime is committed by an individual who made a choice. Every act of restraint, courage, or honesty is likewise an individual decision.

Sam Wilks
Jul 173 min read
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Weaponizing Words
Every tyranny begins not with bullets, but with the distortion of meaning. Control the language, and you control the debate. Twist the terms, and you twist the truth.

Sam Wilks
Jul 153 min read
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Teaching Respect with Boundaries, Not Brochures
Philosophically, respect is tied to justice and fairness. True justice requires not only protecting rights but also enforcing duties.

Sam Wilks
Jul 63 min read
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Behind Every Stolen Vehicle Is a Failed Policy
Behind every stolen vehicle is a policy failure, whether in law enforcement, judicial practice, or social welfare, that reduces the cost of crime and amplifies its rewards.

Sam Wilks
Jul 53 min read
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School’s Out, Chaos Isn’t In
What’s missing from most public policy is consequence. A society unwilling to inconvenience vandals will soon find law-abiding citizens inconvenienced, or worse, endangered. Public space must be reclaimed with purpose, not platitudes.

Sam Wilks
Jun 282 min read
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