The serial killers always targets a weak people who can't fight back! most of them are women who are weak to fight back, for the man they planned their target by using their tricks like helping them to deliver their item from car inside to their house, or asking help outside the grocery or building these are some scenarios that are commonly use by the serial killer. most of their victim are drunk girl, shy type, prostitutes. do you wonder why they choose this? because it is easy for them to capture and killed or raped this woman, for example as for prostitutes they voluntarily come along to the strangers because they think this as a profit, but they don't know that they are already fall to their trap.
According to Dr. Maurice Godwin who research and write about How to avoid becoming a victim and Victim Targeting Networks, http://www.drmauricegodwin.com/hownottobeavictim.html
he said that "The situational context in which the serial killer targets his victims is critical to understanding the hunting patterns of a predator. However, police eschew victim target networks (VTN). Rather, their attention is overwhelmingly concerned with the offender’s characteristics. As an alternative to traditional police investigations, I suggest that by directing attention to victim target networks, inferences about the decision-making process underlying the selection of crime locations, victims, and locating serial killers’ home bases can be made." this statement talked about that how serial killer planned and target their victim according to their decision model and how police will act if in case there is a police that roaming on that place. The serial killer they need to plan and forecast the probability that they can target their victim and probability that no one will caught them or should we called them eyewitness.
In addition he also stated that there are high risk possible areas that will help the target victim to identify which ares that's the serial killer will plan for abduction of their victim and also its also help the serial killer to know which areas he/she will abduct their victim, this model are called Victim Social Networks according to him the VSN "is often the case in serial murder investigations, determining if victims are linked is difficult. This is also important information that women should be aware of to protect themselves. It’s important to know the high risk areas, and the environmental networks that tie potential victims together."
he also stated that we need to look for the high risk areas and these are:
Ø Urban Subcultures (heterosexual and homosexual bars, night clubs, and red light areas)
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Isolated Landscapes (parking lots, jogging paths, and rest areas)
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Areas with high concentration of elderly and poor individuals
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Skid Row (derelict areas of a city)
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University Campuseshe called this "Areas of Highest Risk for Victimization from Serial Killers" the high risk areas that posted above this is the areas that we need to avoid in order to avoid being abduct or victim by the serial killers.
As my advice always avoid areas that you are alone or an area that there is less people around and also always give a text message or remind your relatives or your friend that where are you going and who is with you, if ever something bad happen they can easily locate you and know your whereabouts. always take care of yourself to the world of full of strangers.
See you!
Drin