Rule Knowledge (RK) is understanding “how things work” in the specified Environment. The Environment creates the Rules. All human societies, groups, organizations, tribes, families, etc have some form of Rules of Behavior. These rules are specific to the Environment, but underlying them are universal principles and concepts (that are not so hard to understand). It is not enough to know the environment, you also need to know how the rules guide behaviors (what are the specific mechanisms of enforcement?), allow people to function/work, and to reward and punish behaviors. You need to know who implements/enforces the rules, what are the rules, how the rules are communicated, how the rules are enforced, how compliance/respect for the rules is shown. Understanding the “rules” of criminal behavior is essential to RK.
Here a some posts that provide examples of Rule Knowledge:
The Biggest Pre-Attack Indicator Of Them All – Marc MacYoung
Dealing with the “I’m offended” attacker – Marc MacYoung
Dying of Embarrassment – Kathy Jackson
The Security Trio of Respect, Communication, and Enforcement – Erik Kondo
The Progressive Fence – Erik Kondo
You and Violence Dynamics – Rory Miller