Tag Archives: antisocial personality

10 Common Traits of Career Criminals

Posted on October 7, 2016 by jchasenovelist

Above Photo courtesy of bailbondcity.com. From hectic police precincts to overwhelmed court dockets to overpopulated prisons, the evidence is everywhere – the American criminal justice system is inundated with habitual offenders. Otherwise known as career criminals, these outliers use crime … Continue reading →

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Assessing the Psychopath

Posted on April 8, 2014 by jchasenovelist

Have you ever gotten frustrated with someone’s indifferent reaction or maybe even the harmful way one person treated another and thought, “That person is a psychopath!” Merriam Webster defines “psychopath” as “a person who is mentally ill, who does not … Continue reading →

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They Hide Behind a Mask of Normalcy

Posted on October 4, 2013 by jchasenovelist

“Mankind has a natural predator, the psychopath, and this predator is invisible because there are no easily discernible markings that set him apart.” This quote was taken from, The Trick of the Psychopath’s Trade: Make Us Believe that Evil Comes … Continue reading →

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Would You Trust a Psychopath?

Posted on April 18, 2012 by jchasenovelist

I came across an interesting article explaining that psychopaths may come in two varieties: psychopaths who are incarcerated for criminal acts and psychopaths who may never be incarcerated or caught for their criminal activities. I thought this was an interesting … Continue reading →