Predatory criminals, their motives and you

Jailed for the rape of seventy-five women, an inmate revealed in an interview that if his victims had simply put a pair of old construction boots at the front door, he would have passed by and never considered them as targets.

Police-Writers.com, a website listing nearly 600 state and local police officers who have written books, announced that Michael R. King’s newest book, Predators, is available online now; and, will be in book stores next week.

Michael King, a 25 year veteran of law enforcement, co-authored this look at the predatory mindset of criminals. Predators explores “their motives, various plans of attack, and way of thinking--and then teaches simple lifestyle techniques that will help reduce the risk of becoming victimized. Criminal behavior specialists Greg Cooper and Mike King provide expert analysis based on real-life cases, in addition to moving insights from victims and criminals themselves.

According to the authors, “Most of us only half-listen to the public service announcements about safety in the home. We lock our doors at night, but do little else to change habits that may make us the next victims of the dangerous individuals who are always on the watch for their next opportunity.”

The authors make the point “that the people who commit these crimes aren't much different from the predators of the wild, preying on the weak and unsuspecting. What makes these individuals more dangerous than their instinctive wildlife counterparts, however, is that they consciously choose to inflict their will on the more vulnerable members of their own species. To protect our loved ones and ourselves requires that we truly educate ourselves about the predators who live in our society and then take appropriate action.”

Mike King began his law enforcement career in 1979 with the Pleasant View Police Department and several months later he moved to the Ogden Police Department where he served in Patrol, Motors and the Tactical Squad/SWAT Team. At the time of his retirement, he was an Intelligence Supervisor for the Utah Criminal Intelligence Center and oversees intelligence gathering and dissemination for northern Utah. Prior to working for DPS, Mike King was the Director of the Utah criminal Tracking and Analysis Project and retired as a Lieutenant from the Utah Attorney General's Office. He continues to serve as a Reserve Police Officer and provides analytical support and consultation to the Ogden Police Department.

Michael King teaches Criminal Investigative Analysis for the Utah Peace Officers Standards and Training academy and as an adjunct professor in Criminal Justice at Weber State University and the Salt Lake Community College. Mike has a Master of Criminal Justice degree and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice and Communications.

Police-Writers.com now hosts 576 police officers (representing 242 police departments) and their 1216 books in six categories, there are also listings of United States federal law enforcement employees turned authors, international police officers who have written books and civilian police personnel who have written books.