Gavin de Becker

Gavin de Becker

Gavin de Becker (born October 26 1954) Reagan, Ronald (January 19, 1989). [http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/speeches/1989/011989e.htm Designation of Gavin de Becker as a Member of the Board of Governors of the United Service Organizations, Incorporated.] via Reagan archive] is a specialist in security issues, primarily for governments, large corporations, and celebrities.

He is designer of the MOSAIC Threat Assessment Systems used to screen threats to Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, members of United States Congress, and senior officials of the Central Intelligence Agency. Along with the United States Marshals Service, he co-designed the MOSAIC system currently used for assessing all threats to Federal Judges and prosecutors.

He was twice appointed to the President's Advisory Board at the United States Department of Justice, and he served two terms on the Governor's Advisory Board at the California Department of Mental Health.

de Becker is the author of three best-selling books, "The Gift of Fear", "Protecting the Gift", and "Fear Less".

He is Senior Fellow at the UCLA School of Public Affairs and a Senior Advisor to the Rand Corporation on public safety and justice matters.

He was the owner of a Los Angeles house at which George Harrison died of cancer in November 2001.

His latest book, Just 2 Seconds, has been described as the essential guide for protectors of at-risk people. Co-authors of the book are Tom Taylor and Jeff Marquart. This 650-Page Book Contains an original work of new insights arising from ten years of research, explaining the Five Essential Lessons for protectors (Now, Time, Mind, Space, See). The Compendium consists of 400 pages of summarized attacks, near attacks, and incidents against at-risk persons all over the world from 1960 – 2007; more than 1400 entries. It includes more than 100 pages of additional material and resources in the Appendices. The book is available at www.just2seconds.org [http://www.just2seconds.org]

References

Readings

"Fear Less" by Gavin De Becker

"Gift of Fear" by Gavin De Becker

"Just 2 Seconds" by Gavin De Becker, Jeff Marquart, Tom Taylor. [http://www.just2seconds.org www.just2seconds.org]

"Protecting the Gift : Keeping Children and Teenagers Safe (and Parents Sane)" by Gavin De Becker

External links

* [https://www.gavindebecker.com/ Gavin de Becker & Associates]
*"CSO Magazine" (July 2004) [http://www.csoonline.com/read/070104/becker.html Interview with Gavin de Becker]


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