Decoding the Script is a must-read for every parent. The culmination of 20 years of research into the methods and motivations of predators, the behaviors of victims and parents, and the prediction and prevention of violence, Decoding the Script is the ultimate guide for parents to protecting their children from predators. Based on the real-life experiences and research of criminal behaviorist Jeffrey R. Lancaster, this groundbreaking book provides parents with the tools and information they need to protect their children. The author identifies the scripting techniques predators use to lure children and seduce parents, and then teaches parents how to identify and respond to those techniques in ways that prevent victimization. Filled with unique and valuable exercises and lessons, this book finally gives parents and caregivers an edge over child predators. Decoding the Script introduces parents and caregivers to such helpful information as: . Understanding predators . Negative safety patterns . The predatory process . The AIM principle . How predators seduce parents . How predators lure children . How to activate your safety switch . How to create change . The five-step safety strategy