Feel Safe?

This book is for anyone interested in building a protective perimeter around their life and the lives of the people they love. Teens, college students, business travelers, working professionals, or anyone who shops or travels alone will benefit from the information presented. Violent criminals have psychological profiles that accompany them. Criminals think in specific patterns. They are driven by specific motives. They plan with specific intent. They require specific behavior from victims in order to be successful. This book shares those details so the reader will have a greater awareness of violent crime, street crime and violent criminals. Criminals involved in violent crime do not intend to get caught or hurt. They go about their activities with the intent of being successful. Some of them become very good at what they do. In order to succeed, criminals need victims who will provide them opportunities and display specific behaviors that make the victim an attractive target. By understanding these principles and applying counter-strategies the reader will become a poor choice for the criminal, causing them to move on to another target. This book will provide accurate information regarding violent crime and criminals. Readers will learn to evaluate their environment with a much greater awareness. In addition, the reader will gain confidence in presenting themselves professionally in routine situations. Finally, readers will come to understand what actions are legal, appropriate and effective during emergency situations.