Tag Archives: award winning author and criminologist jennifer chase

Violence, Crime, and Psychopathic Offenders

Not all crime and violent acts are committed by psychopathic offenders.  Individuals with a variety of mental disorders and addictions commit even some of the most unspeakable crimes in our society today.  One of the biggest challenges facing our criminal … Continue reading

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Dozens Arrested on Child Pornography Charges in New York

To hear that anyone has been the victim of a violent crime is disturbing, but when the person involved is a child the horror of the situation is intensified.  These most innocent and vulnerable members of our society should be … Continue reading

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Applying Reliable Techniques & Methods for Crime Scene Reconstruction

My tough and driven heroine, Emily Stone, from my two novels (Compulsion, Dead Game) uses her innate skills and abilities to try to reconstruct the crime scene in order to track down serial killers and child abductors.  The difference in … Continue reading

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Alleged Serial Killer in Ohio Faces the Potential Jurors

Anthony Sowell, an Ohio man accused of killing eleven women and then disposing of their bodies on his property, faced potential jurors for the first time on Monday.  Two hundred men and women from whom will likely come the group … Continue reading

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The Beginning of Criminal Profiling…

I’ve received many questions about profiling from readers.  It seems that many people are interested in this technique and how it actually works.  I can’t blame them because it’s an intriguing concept and that’s why I studied it along with … Continue reading

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13 Little Known Facts About Author Jennifer Chase

  “Curiosity is often that annoying voice in my head.  I always want to know why or what happened…” It’s friday before a nice long 3-day weekend.  I thought I’d lighten things up a bit with some fun.  Actually, poking fun … Continue reading

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Behavioral Patterns of Homicide and Writing Crime Fiction

Criminal homicide is divided by statute: murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, and manslaughter.  The corpus delicti  (the objective proof that a crime has been committed) of homicide must include these three elements:  an evidentiary showing … Continue reading

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