Crime Signals: How to Spot a Criminal Before You Become a Victim - Paperback

by David Givens (Author)

Crime Signals helps you stop crime before it starts. David Givens, one of the nation's foremost experts in nonverbal communication, offers a fascinating and instructive look at crime, and into the tell-tale signs that give away all offenders--if you're trained to see them.

From the signals of a swindler to the warning signs that experts use to help thwart terrorism and violent crime, this book breaks down a criminal's body language into clear recognizable symbols:

- What does it mean if an assailant's face turns suddenly pale?

- Is a pat on the arm from a salesman a sign of sincerity, or an indication that you're about to get scammed?

- Does a liar make fewer hand gestures while they're lying--or more?

- If an aggressor shrugs his shoulders, should you be afraid?

This is the first book to offer a comprehensive guide to the body language of criminals. With amazing stories and instructive steps, it will change the way you view the world.

Author Biography

David Givens, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Nonverbal Studies. He has been contracted by the Department of Defense, where he decoded the body language of Osama bin Laden and Saddam Hussein, in addition to having given countless seminars on nonverbal communication to law enforcement agencies, lawyers, judges, and members of U.S. intelligence. He lives in Spokane, Washington.