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Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them

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This book explains how you can reduce your risk of becoming a victim. The authors provide an understanding of how the criminal mind works and why the criminal may or may not pick someone as a victim. The book uses past crimes as examples and tells what the victim could have done that may have reduced their risk of becoming a victim. In the first example, the victim was a housewife who was raped by a criminal who lived nearby. She was watched by the criminal for 6 weeks. He knew that she and her husband maintained the exact same schedule every day. If the housewife and her husband had altered their schedules a few times a week, the criminal may not have chosen her as a victim. In finding the perpetrator of a crime, the investigators start by analyzing who the victim is and from learning this, a motive and suspects emerge. This is called "Victimology" and it is the foundation of all police investigations. I recommend this book highly. It is well written and very informative.

Title: Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them

Authors: Gregory M. Cooper, Michael R. King, Thomas McHoes

Summary: This book takes readers through the mindset of predatory criminals--their motives, various plans of attack, and way of thinking--and then teaches simple lifestyle techniques that will help reduce the risk of becoming victimized.

Criminal behavior specialists Greg Cooper and Mike King provide expert analysis based on real-life cases, in addition to moving insights from victims and criminals themselves. The authors make the point that the people who commit these crimes aren't much different from the predators of the wild, preying on the weak and unsuspecting. What makes these individuals more dangerous than their instinctive wildlife counterparts, however, is that they consciously choose to inflict their will on the more vulnerable members of their own species.

To protect our loved ones and ourselves requires that we truly educate ourselves about the predators who live in our society and then take appropriate action. This excellent, in-depth study will help readers lead safer lives.

Review: Television news, cable networks, and others are constantly bombarding us with how to protect ourselves. Commercials run on radio and television promoting the latest advances in home security systems. You can even purchase video cameras embedded in teddy bears, so you can spy on the babysitter to make they are only raiding your refrigerator, not your jewelry case.

But what many folks don't know is that a pair of dirty shoes can acts as a deterrent to a criminal.

Brad Morrison is a rapist who attacked 75 women across 11 states. Here is something this serial rapist had to say about how he selected a house.

"There were all kind of things that would make me say, 'This isn't the right place.' Like, if they had a dog, then forget it. Even a small one makes to much noise. If I saw a pair of construction boots, for example, out on the porch or on the landing, I walked right on by."

Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them is full of information from the attackers, rapists, and molesters themselves. There are chapters on Victimology and how to find ways to reduce you chance of becoming a victim. There are also sections on crimes against children, the elderly, and kidnapping.

But don't think that this is just another volume full of "lock your doors, make sure you install dead bolts." There is real information, gathered from interviewing real criminals, that many folks may have not thought of before.

This is one of the most fascinating books I have read on the subject of crime and crime prevention. I honestly cannot recommend it highly enough.

PREDATORS: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW TO STOP THEM examines the lives, circumstances and modus operandi of predatory criminals, from their motives and methods of stalking and attack to lifestyle changes and techniques which will reduce the possibility of becoming a victim. In a world increasingly haunted by such predators, this book will provide invaluable safety keys for both general interest public library patrons and college-level collections strong in social issues. The authors point out those who commit crimes prey on the weak - and that a best defense is to appear strong and difficult. An outstanding safety guide.

Diane C. Donovan

California Bookwatch

I found this book very helpful. As a mom of a 19 year old in the grip of a predator at the moment I could see behaviors that were similar to our situation throughout the book. It helped that many types of predators were presented. While it was a "hard" read, very emotional, it was good to realize (and not deny) predators do exist and operate in the world. We can do some things to obstruct their access to our kids and this book was a real eye-opener for other members of our family who were not as clued in to our situation. I recommend it for anyone who has questions or curiosity about predator behavior.

This is a very informative book and helped to put the "Predator" problem in perspective. Anyone that is involved with helping someone hide from an abusive spouse should read this book. It gave concrete examples and things to look for and how to deal with the problem. The best tip from this book was to make sure that a lot of people know what is going on. Good job Mike.

An excellent book about the criminal mindset and how to protect yourself in a dangerous world.

I was a little troubled by the authors' emphasis on protecting children from sexual predators through explicit training programs. Police see such awful things every day, I know they want to help. However, in my opinion it is necessary to tread cautiously when teaching children to distrust people. Before any such program was given to my child, I would want to see at least some evidence that the program worked in reducing the incidence of sexual victimization among children who received it. I think that teaching children that they are in danger whenever they go anywhere alone, as many programs do, is pointless and harmful. My own husband is terrified of letting our ten-year-old play outside or walk to school unsupervised because "something might happen." Hundreds of kids at his school are driven there, even though they live within a mile of the school, because parents are so fearful. This is setting kids up for a lifetime of overdependence and obesity. The research I've seen on the subject suggests that the most effective programs for protecting children do not mention molestation at all, but focus on building social skills and teaching children to speak up for themselves when they have a problem.