This book Spotting Danger for Travelers is geared towards the traveler/s who at any moment could find themselves faced with a violent encounter but may lack the training needed to detect the situation early or react to it appropriately.
- Written in a manner that can be easily understood by the average citizen who may lack any formal training in the areas of situational awareness and personal safety.
- Breaks the information into three easy to follow phases.
- PREDEPARTURE includes planning, threat assessments, home security, intel briefing, equipment, and thing to avoid.
- TRAVELING includes, switching on situational awareness, and security considerations.
- ARRIVAL includes on-site security, communication, area familiarization, cultural awareness, blending in, spotting danger, contingency planning, maintaining control, heading home, and post-travel considerations.
- Criminals pick their victims (soft targets) in under a minute and base it largely on the victim’s body language. Learn to change body language and be seen as a hard target.
- The author is someone who has traveled the world as a government agent (a federal air marshal) and made a career of situational awareness.