Blind-Sided Homicide Where It Is Least Expected

Subjects:

• Crime & Justice » Crime & Justice (general)
• Business » Human Resources/Personnel Management
• Psychology » Abnormal Psychology
• Sociology » Sociology (General)

Reviews:

• Here is a book that focuses on homicides by `historically nonviolent' persons and serves as a guide to intervention and prevention....[T]his extremely interesting book describes various techniques (e.g., watching for clues, not ignoring warning signs) that all persons can learn in order to keep from being `blind-sided' themselves by seemingly unpredictable tragic events. Strongly recommended for public and academic libraries.
  —Library Journal

• Endorsement From Michael D. Kelleher
  author of When Good Kids Kill (Greenwood, 1998): In this book, Blind-Sided: Homicide Where It is Least Expected, Gregory Moffatt offers us a compelling and often frightening examination of the senseless violence that persistently plagues American society. Using a mosaic of timely case studies, the author confronts and exposes the stark realities of unexpected, often inexplicable acts of murder that so profoundly devastate its victims and ultimately redefine our culture. However, Moffatt's book is much more than an expose of homicide. It is also a practical, understandable guide to intervention and prevention, offering us workable techniques that can save lives. Insightful and well written, Blind-Sided is an important book that should be read by anyone who is concerned about the kind of extreme violence that has become our unwitting, silent partner in contemporary America.
• Endorsement From Gavin de Becker
  author of The Gift of Fear: Blind-Sided will help readers know that they need never be blind-sided themselves. Gregory Moffatt affirms that like every creature on earth, we can receive warnings before violence. You may not agree with every word he writes, but you will get a clear and compelling understanding of homicide from a master observer of human behavior.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Homicide--Its Many Forms
• Violence and Mental Illness
• Homicide in the Workplace
• Homicide at Home: Domestic Violence
• Stalking
• Homicide by Children, Part I
• Homicide by Children, Part II: Columbine
• Assessment of Risk for Homicide
• Intervention and Prevention of Homicide
• Seven Mistakes that Cost People Their Lives
• Conclusions
• Bibliography
• Index