Contents
1. Mindset of the Violent Offender
2. Ecology of a Violent Interaction
3. Tactical Characteristics of a Violent Interaction
4. Informational Cues and Threat Indicators
5. Concluding Remarks
The world is not perfectly normal and you are exposed to a general level of risk just by being out and about in your daily life. Like it or not, interpersonal violence has always been a part of the human experience and it has always been perpetrated by a minority subset of violent actors. In modern societies with densely populated urban centers, the dangers of interpersonal violence can be nuanced and even at times counterintuitive. Dangerous people can be coming to you, advantaging for position, using ploys to lower your guard, and attacking with virulency to get a payday. In this context it is important move beyond simple paradigms and explore the tactical characteristics used by Violent Offenders (VO’s) and the informational cues emitted by them.
In part one I will review the mindset of a VO. In part two I will review the ecology of a violent interaction. In part three I will introduce the tactical characteristics used by VOs in the perpetration of proactive and reactive violence. And lastly, in part four I will introduce the various threat indicators including macro, micro, and pre-attack. The purpose of today’s article is to educate and build awareness around the realities of violence while helping you to develop better predictive capabilities that keep you safe
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FEB
2023