Knowing with whom one is dealing is a crucial step in any threat management process. This book helps those who deal with questionable populations to identify problem behaviors and associate these behaviors with either hunters (those who truly intend violence) or howlers (those who intend only to threaten or draw attention to themselves). Through actual case studies and case analyses, the book explains the best practices for assessing problem individuals and recommends the best protective response and management strategy. An entire chapter is devoted to analyzing the intimacy effect and demonstrating how it applies to law enforcement, specifically to interpersonal relationships involving targets of intended violence.

This book examines ways to identify problem behaviors and associate these behaviors with either hunters (those who truly intend violence) or howlers (those who intend only to threaten or draw attention to themselves). Through actual case studies and case analysis, the book explains the best practices for assessing problem individuals and recommends the best protective response and management strategy.

This book examines ways to identify problem behaviors and associate these behaviors with either hunters (those who truly intend violence) or howlers (those who intend only to threaten or draw attention to themselves). Through actual case studies and case analyses, the book explains the best practices for assessing problem individuals and recommends the best protective response and management strategy.