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Sign into your accountRealtor Safety: Anatomy of a Crime
September 10 2015
This month, we're publishing content from a course on Realtor Safety. This is the third in a series of articles that teaches Realtors how to prevent being a victim of crime. Read the previous article here.
Having an understanding of the processes that are common to many crimes is essential to being able to take the guidelines and suggestions in this series and apply them to your own particular needs and each unique situation in which you may find yourself.
All crimes have a beginning. In the case of premeditated crimes, that beginning is long before you are contacted.
Power Motive Timeline
1. Initial focus - The crime begins when the predator first notices you.
2. Focusing behavior - Predator is seeking you out, typically online.
3. Fantasy - Predator begins to fantasize about you. Fantasies may be something as innocent and simple as a chance meeting or take on more complex and possibly even darker forms.
4. Research - Predator will engage in stalking behaviors, likely online, possibly in public. These stalking behaviors will often feel intoxicating to the predator and provide a "high."
5. Plan the meeting - At some point, the fantasy and stalking no longer provide the "high," and the predator will plan a meeting. It is at this point that they will decide on a location.