As a security consultant at www.asecurityonestopshop.com I am frequently asked by concerned parents how to alleviate the risks to their children who intend travelling overseas for a University gap year or just intend living overseas. Parent’s primary concerns are how to prevent the murder of their child followed closely by how to prevent the kidnapping of the child.
Dr. Mark D. Yates the British American security expert and security consultant from “A Security One Stop Shop” suggest this fear is compounded when for the past few years the media has sensationally reported three very high profile cases.
The murder of 21 year old English student Meredith Kercher was discovered in her bedroom of a cottage she shared in Perugia, Italy on November 2nd 2007. Her windpipe was crushed and her throat partially slashed. Police arrested four suspects including her flatmate Amanda Knox. They are currently on trail for murder, sexual assault and theft.
Lindsay Ann Hawker who was a care-free 22-year-old British girl whose dream was to teach English language in Japan. Lindsay was last seen on the 25th March 2007 with a 28 year old Japanese male Tatsuya Ichihashi before her brutally murdered body was found on the balcony of Ichihashi’s flat in Tokyo. Ichihashi remains the Japanes police number one suspect and has managed to remain free and on the run since the murder.
Despite being one of the world’s most reported cases, the kidnapping of Madeleine McCann has still not been resolved. Madeleine was abducted from her holiday bedroom in Portugal in May 2007. Even though this case has yet to be resolved the Portuguese police have now closed the case.
Any professional security consultant will inform you that when parents are faced with their child considering a gap year overseas or working abroad it is an especially worrying time for them. However there are several easy to implement security measures specifically designed to minimise the security risk.
Dr. Mark D. Yates the British American Security Expert and security consultant at “a security one stop shop” advises every parent facing this predicament to visit the www.asecurityonestopshop.com as their first point of call. This e-commerce web site has been specifically designed by a number of global security consultants and International security experts. The web site is the UK’s largest e-tailer of security products and services many of which will significantly reduce security threats to your travelling children.
Dr. Mark D. Yates advises, when contemplating the emotive subject of how to prevent the murder of your child its common knowledge that our children believe they know far more about life than their parents so nagging them is not a viable option. I suggest it is far better to sit your child down after you’ve researched the security products on the www.asecurityonestopshop.com web site and talk to your child/children as adults. Understand first and foremost that your child is going to be doing things they would maybe never contemplate doing in their home country. They are going to be drinking excessively, they may experiment with drugs, they will leave with strangers and they will be seduced by conmen and organised criminals posing as prospective lovers, and they will be travelling with strangers in dangerous locations. Once you accept this you can outline your security concerns and strike a bargain with your child about implementing basic security measures.
Because few children take their parents seriously, it would be better if you contracted a security consultant for a day to present simple counter security measures that will significantly reduce the risk to your child.
Dr. Mark D. Yates the British American Security Expert and security consultant at A Security One Stop Shop suggests, the cost of hiring a security consultant for the day will be one of the finest investments you will ever make. Knowing you have presented your child with workable security tactics to prevent the murder of your child or prevent them from being kidnapped will pay substantial dividends.
I do caution advice as there is no such concept of 100% security but implementing good security tactics will dramatically mimimise the risk to your child and give you and your spouse an increased peace of mind.