Let me start by saying that the puppy magnet is real. I get it. You see a dog, you want to pet it. It’s natural. You see a puppy, you want to run up to it, pick it up, talk to it, snuggle it, name it, take it home with you and raise it as...
I recently posted a piece that outlined the four pillars of observable behavior (individual, groups, the environment, and the collective mood) and walked through how to break down the first pillar, the individual, in your everyday life. In this post I will tackle the second pillar, groups, pointing out how often you come in contact...
A couple of weeks ago I posted a video (we have heard that this video is no longer available, but that the text below is still relevant) where I talked about the different conditions within Cooper’s Color Code and how that relates to informed awareness, but I recently found a video on Twitter that illustrates the...
I received a few questions yesterday from people about the concept that I referred to as “Proximity Negates Skill” in the Threats Inside the Wire – The Approach article. Let me explain the concept in a little more detail: From the perspective of an attacker, a closer proximity will: – Increase the accuracy for the...
The approach precedes the attack. It has to and Green-on-Blue attacks are no different. An attacker must get closer to his target in order to be successful, but it also is going to cause that person to stand out from the baseline. If you are a new reader, I recommend you take a look at...
The shooting this morning near the Empire State Building reminds me of a recent conversation that I had with a former San Diego police officer about watching a fight unfold right in front of you. Many people have had the experience at some point in their lives, and if you ask people about it, they...
(Note** The original video referenced in this blog post is no longer available for view. We believe the content of the post remains relevant, but do apologize for any confusion.) It is not uncommon for a group of people to have one person that fills a dominant role in the group. Whether this be a...
I made a lazy mistake on the subway a few weeks ago; I made eye contact with the homeless guy walking through the train car asking for money. I was watching him and waiting to see how people responded to his requests and how they reacted to his advances. I was looking for Proxemic Pushes...
When we talked about our observations of Proxemic Pulls in yesterday’s post and the high degree of confidence we can get from identifying this dynamic, we mentioned that there are some significant exceptions to this rule. While most of the time the Proxemic Pull will be associated with “liking” and “attraction” there will be times...
“A basic element of human life is that people approach things they like, things that appeal to them; and they avoid things that do not appeal to them or that induce pain and fear.[i]” Witnessing a Proxemic Pull gives you a great feeling as a profiler. You can look at that interaction between two people...
If you want to learn about someone (we will call him the target,) don’t waste your time asking that person anything about himself. You will never get the whole story. This person may guard information, not tell whole truths, be biased, or simply give you the run around. The two people who will give you...
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The 6 Domains of Tactical Analysis
There are 6 domains used in Tactical Analysis that provide us with 6 different ways to look at the world. When you put these domains together, they allow you to predict what human beings are going to do. For all of the following domains, a profiler has to establish a baseline (the norm for the...
Last week I was able to take a few instructors from my team up to Los Angeles to do some instructor development with LAPD’s Gang Task Force. Getting the opportunity to spend time with the officers who hunt down criminals every day is always a great experience because they live the profiling that we teach. ...