One Less Victim

A Prevention Guide

by Doug Setter


Formats

Softcover
$14.99
Softcover
$14.99

Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 12/19/2004

Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 5.5x8.5
Page Count : 128
ISBN : 9781412033961

About the Book

One Less Victim: A Personal Guide to Victim Prevention is about crime victims and their predators. Unlike most self-defense books, One Less Victim explains the more subtle facors that draw criminals to crime victims, ranging from school bullyiing to large scale swindling. This book gives solutions for potential victims to get themselves out of the victim mindset and into one of self-confidence and safety.

Who is most vulnerable to theft, assault or robbery?

Is it seniors, college women, minorities or young adult males? Does a medical worker have a higher risk for violent attack than a sales manager? What indicates that a school has a high risk for bullying, theft and drugs?

Setter describes how some people unknowingly find themselves drawn towards people, places and situations that result in them being robbed, conned, assaulted, brutalized or even murdered. Like any bad habit, victimization often just gets worse.

One Less Victim explains:

Early crime victim conditioning


About the Author

Doug Setter holds a Bachelor of Human Ecology and has studied self-defense for over 20 years. He has held a welter weight kick-boxing title and has served as an infantry sergeant for United Nation peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslavia. His writing has appeared in South Vancouver Review, The Maple Leaf, The Vancouer Sun, Inside Kung Fu, Outdoor Canada, North America Survival Guide and the best-selling Chicken Soup for the Canadian Soul.