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?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 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 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. -Michael D. Kelleher author of When Good Kids Kill (Greenwood, 1998) 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. -Gavin de Becker author of The Gift of Fear

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. -Michael D. Kelleher author of When Good Kids Kill (Greenwood, 1998)

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GREGORY K. MOFFATT has been a college professor for 15 years./e Since 1987, he has also been in private practice as a therapist, specializing in children. He has addressed hundreds of audiences, including law enforcement, parenting groups, and schools on the subject of homicide risk assessment, and he has lectured many times at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. He is also a Diplomat in the American College of Forensic Examiners. He authors a local newspaper column that addresses family and children's issues, and he consults with business in regard to violence risk assessment and prevention.

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