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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366570803321

Autore

Kenny James F

Titolo

Hiding in Plain Sight : Deceptive Tactics and the Criminal Victimization Process / / by James F. Kenny

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-26867-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (198 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

362.88

Soggetti

Criminology

Personality

Social psychology

Psychology, Pathological

Emotions

Victimology

Forensic psychology

Criminology and Criminal Justice, general

Personality and Social Psychology

Psychopathology

Emotion

Forensic Psychology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Stronger Than We Think: More Capable Than We Know -- Chapter 2: The Art of Identifying Deception -- Chapter 3: Deception and the Process toward Criminal Victimization -- Chapter 4: Lurking in the Shadows: Stranger Danger & Target Selection -- Chapter 5: "Getting to Know You": Confirming Target Suitability -- Chapter 6: Choosing Familiar Targets: The Devils You Wish You Didn't Know -- Chapter 7: Enticing the Target: Tactics that Fabricating Trust & Reduce Suspicion -- Chapter 8: Setting the Smoke Screen: Tactics that Disguise Criminal Advances -- Chapter 9: Preparing for the Attack: Tactics that Establish Control -- Chapter 10: Removing the Blindfold: Recognizing Deceptive



& Dangerous Advances -- Chapter 11: Stopping the Process from Beginning: Avoid Becoming a Target -- Chapter 12: Reestablishing the Balance of Power: Responding to Deceptive and Aggressive Tactics -- Chapter 13: Bystander Intervention: Helping Friends Address Deceptive Advances -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the role of deceptive tactics in the criminal victimization process, showing how various forms of manipulative aggression can help disguise dangerous advances. The author approaches crime victimization as the final stage in a purposeful, predictable, dynamic, and progressively dangerous process involving interactions between the target and the aggressor. As they prepare for the attack, aggressors may attempt to distract, confuse, and reduce target resistance. While these tactics provide aggressors certain advantages, they can be recognized, anticipated, and managed. By presenting a framework to identify behaviors of concern early in the process, Kenny shows how preventative action can be taken. Proactive intervention may cause aggressors to withdraw before they are fully committed to and confident in their ability to be successful. Those who take steps to reduce vulnerabilities, limit risky behaviors, and avoid dangerous situations can help prevent themselves from being victimized.