Criminality is not welcomed in any human society and as such people who are involved in it usually hide under camouflage. They are the set of people who want to eat their cake and still have it; they want to be involved in illegality and yet, they don’t want to be tagged as misfits. That is why it is unarguably difficult in dealing with criminality. Furthermore, the modern society that places wealth over values and virtues has propelled crime in no small rate. So, the job of the law enforcement becomes demanding by the day.
When many of these criminals are nabbed, they are ready to slot it out with law enforcement agents by presenting false and unfounded claims just to ensure the efforts of the officers are greatly frustrated. Working with the statements they present without comparing such with the context of the crime is tantamount with being intentional with failure. Thus, the way out for officers is to understand the body language of the person they are dealing with. Body language signals are subconscious cues that are let out when a person is speaking or even when they keep mute. Thus, it is a potent tool in the hands of law enforcement officers in getting a suspect confessed to their crimes.
In this book, you will learn the basics of body language and unravel the secrets of body cues of criminals. As a law enforcement officer, you are empowered to detect crime. This mindset must walk with you throughout the book so as to be able to absorb all the insights shared in the lesson. Space and distance will be one of the major highlights in the book. Not too many body language books give the right attention to them. When criminals are about to perpetrate their nefarious acts, they first of all seize your space and reduce the distance between you. So, the question is, how can this be done and what are the various ways to bust them? This is mostly useful for officers who patrol, man borders and other public places.
Another major focus of the book will be on emotions. Emotion is a crucial part of humans as we take stance on issues based on what we feel about them. However, many scholars have postulated that emotions can either be feigned or truthful. In most cases, when emotions are external, they are fake and cannot be relied. So, you are going to learn how to decipher between false and truthful emotions in order to understand the real intentions of people. Having an in-depth understanding of criminal emotions will help you understand their body language signals. Also, an unusual topic I hope to explore with you is haptic communication—the body language of touch. Is there any time it is right to touch a person? How do criminals touch people? How should law enforcement officers touch a suspect? All these will be explicated in the book.
Attention will be given to facial expressions and the messages that can be decoded in the eyes of a suspect. Does sitting or standing posture matter in investigations? If so, what are the things to look out for? This book explicitly states them out.