What You Need to Know to Live a Safe, Secure Life In today’s society, predators lurk in unexpected places, but awareness is the first step in preventing personal attacks, burglaries, workplace violence, and other crimes. Think Safe shows you how to: Ensure the safety of your children, from before birth, through school, and into college and adulthood, with straightforward advice and prevention strategies; Protect yourself and your loved ones against common, but often unforeseen, sca (more…)
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Since September 11, 2001, the security of Americans has been at the forefront of our social agenda. America has learned that the “that would never happen to me” or “no one would…
“Be cautious of free offers either by mail or telephone.” ~James McGrew
Why should you reconsider publicly announcing the birth of a new child?
What are the main concerns during parenting and what should you tell your children?
What are the main danger signals of suicide?
How can you protect your children from online predators?
What are the main things you can do to increase your home security?
How can you break cycles of violence?
What should you do and not do to de-escalate potentially violent situations?
In a world where checking your e-mail is not even a safe activity, predators lurk in expected and unexpected places. Did you really just win a lottery or are you about to enter into a scam spread in the form of greed-inducing spam?
Personal security and safety expert James McGrew has written a comprehensive crime prevention manual for our time. He presents startling statements like:
“Reports show that one in three women in the United States is abused.”
James McGrew takes on a long list of challenges including school violence, Suicide Intervention, psychological abuse, domestic violence, sexual harassment, common scams, investment fraud, telemarketing travel scams, door-to-door salespeople, workplace violence, pyramid schemes, financial exploitation, identity theft, elder abuse and personal attacks.
If you have been alive for almost forty years, you have probably experienced a number of the issues in this book. Even as a person who has led a relatively safe life, I could relate to page after page.
This book should be given to anyone leaving home for the first time. No one taught me this information when I left home. Every parent should read this book and talk to children about how to stay safe on this volatile and often dangerous planet.
~The Rebecca Review