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Gary Dean Quesenberry

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.

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 • 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.

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Spotting Danger for Travelers: Build situational awareness to keep safe while traveling

Crime facts: According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, roughly 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. This book provides the information your child needs to spot those dangerous situations before they have a chance to materialize.

Parents get: A step-by-step guide to teaching children how to safely engage with and accurately interpret their surroundings.

Kids benefit: Tosses out the concept of “stranger danger”. Focuses instead on the process of understanding normal behavior for the purpose of spotting potentially dangerous situations and how to avoid them.

Parents grow: Recognize your children’s fear and confront those fears in a manner that encourages teamwork and effective communication.

Confidence: This book gives parents the peace of mind that comes with knowing that their children have basic situational awareness skills, have a plan if danger appears, and that their children can clearly communicate with adults.

Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your KIDS: Teaching Situational Awareness To Keep Children Safe

Continuing on the path of The Gift of Fear (Gavin deBecker) Spotting Danger Before It Spots You is geared towards the average citizen 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.

 • Not everyone carries a gun or studies martial arts, that’s why this book focuses on the skillsets necessary to detect and avoid violent encounters.

 • Breaks the information into three easy to follow phases. Phase one increases the readers understanding of predatory mindset and violence. Phase two walks the reader through the development of proper situational awareness. Phase three provides the reader with the methods for implementing what they’ve learned, and instructions for how to increase their level of personal security.

 • 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.

 • Foreword written by best-selling author and violence expert Lt. Col. Dave Grossman.

Crime Facts

 • 1.2 million violent crimes were committed in the US in 2018. (Source: FBI’s Uniform Crime Report)

 • 1 in every 253 US citizens were a victim of a violent crime in 2017. (Source: FBI’s Crime Data Explorer)

 • 50% of violent crimes happen outside the victim’s home. (Source: FBI’s Crime Data Explorer)

 • Male offenders make up 80% of violent crimes in 2017. (Source: FBI’s Crime Data Explorer)

 • Women are victimized 48% of the time in 2017. (Source: FBI’s Crime Data Explorer)

Spotting Danger Before It Spots You: Build Situational Awareness To Stay Safe

Crime facts: According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, roughly 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. This book provides the information your teenage child needs to spot those dangerous situations before they have a chance to materialize.

Parents get: A step-by-step guide and checklists to teaching teenagers skills to stay safe. through positive communication, trust, and teamwork.

Teenagers benefit: They learn to confidently explore their independence, secure in the fact that they can spot dangerous situations before they happen and take the necessary steps to ensure their own well-being.

Parents grow: Working with their teens by using positive communication, trust, and teamwork.

Confidence: This book gives parents the peace of mind that comes with knowing that their teenagers have basic situational awareness skills and a plan of action if danger appears.