The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence by Gavin DeBecker
This is an excellent book. I highly recommend it!
Gavin deBecker is a national expert in predicting violent behavior. He has evaluated threats to US officials as a presidential appointee, he advises media figures, corporations and law enforcement officials on predicting violence and he works with victims of stalking and domestic abuse.
You might hesitate to pick up the book thinking it will give you cause to worry--it actually does just the opposite. DeBecker shows that "true fear is a gift", that we have fear for a reason and that we are already equipped to predict violent behavior, just by listening to that voice inside us. The book leaves you feeling empowered and with places to focus your attention, rather than wasting time on worry. DeBecker shares stories of people he's worked with--and some are sad, or maddening--but they are told in such a way as to help the reader understand all of the places in a certain situation, where the victim "had a bad feeling" or listened to their "gut" and saved themselves.
Chapters include: In The presence of Danger, The Technology of Intuition, The Academy of Prediction, Survival Signals, Inperfect Strangers, High-Stakes Predictions, Promises to Kill (understanding threats), Persistence Persistence (dealing with people who refuse to let go), Occupational hazzards (violence in the workplace), Intimate Enemies (domestic violence), "I Was Trying to Let Him DOwn Easy" (date stalking), Fear of Children (violent children), Better to be Wanted by the Police than Not to be Wanted at All (attacks against public figures), Extreme Hazzards, the Gift of Fear.