The latter is a particularly unfortunate omission, since the perceived vulnerability of a victim is a significant factor in whether or not they will be selected for violence, and it is something that people can take steps to counter. The book is also remarkably short on suggestions about what to do once you know someone means you harm. All she had to do to break contact was to get up and leave. Far more common is the situation where the threat is known, but options are uncertain. If you go for a ride with the LAPD, they know who the drug dealers and gangbangers and chronic offenders are, and often have a good idea of who their victims will be.
Threat assessment needs to lead to threat management.
It encourages people not to participate in their own victimization, and repeatedly shows that in critical moments in the commission of crimes, you are the only person who can make the difference. His information on threat assessment is excellent, written with the honest intention of giving the reader enough intelligence to recognize risk when they see it and to take proactive steps toward their own security. I highly recommend this book to anyone with an interest. Read the author's response to this review. Without Fear 1983, 1996.