Tag Archives: criminologist

Happy New Year!

Posted on December 31, 2014 by jchasenovelist

I want to wish all my friends, family, and readers a fabulous New Year! I am so lucky to have you ALL in my life. 2014 was a bit of a challenging year for me, but I feel truly blessed … Continue reading →

Posted in Emily Stone Thrillers | Tagged 2015, author, books, criminologist, ebooks, emily stone series, happy new year, jennifer chase, kindle books, mystery, new year, readers, suspense, thank you | 6 Comments

Brazilian Man Confesses to Killing More Than Forty

Posted on December 18, 2014 by jchasenovelist

There can be an argument made that time spent within the prison system can serve the purpose of rehabilitation. Perhaps someone robbed a convenience store or drove while intoxicated and during his sentence he gets an education and learns a … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminology, Serial Killers | Tagged 40 victims, author, brazil, compulsion, confession, criminologist, dark mind, emily stone series, interview, jennifer chase, killing, motive, murder, opportunity, pathology, psychological, release, Rio de Janeiro, serial killers, study of crime, taking a life | Leave a comment

The Criminal Mind in the Digital Age

Posted on December 2, 2014 by jchasenovelist

The advancement in technology just in the past eight to ten years, particularly in the areas of the internet and social media, has been astonishing. We now can know what our friends from high school are having for dinner every … Continue reading →

Posted in crime | Tagged author, award winning, compulsion, crime, criminal mind, criminals, criminologist, cyberspace, dark mind, digital age, emily stone, forensics, jennifer chase, mystery, series, social media, technology | 1 Comment

The Psychology Behind Loving a Killer

Posted on November 22, 2014 by jchasenovelist

As regular readers of my novels or this blog (or likely just anyone with whom I strike up a conversation) will know, I have a longstanding fascination with the criminal mind. What makes a serial killer commit the heinous acts … Continue reading →

Posted in Criminology, Serial Killers | Tagged author, crime, crime thriller, criminologist, emily stone series, forensic psychology, jennifer chase, manson, marriage, media, murders, mystery, psychology, serial killer, star, suspense | 6 Comments

The Sociopaths Among Us

Posted on November 17, 2014 by jchasenovelist

For most of us when we think of the term sociopath, we likely imagine some terrifying man boring through the television screen with an unchanging stare and creepy smile. Maybe we are reminded of a scene from an episode of … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Criminology | Tagged antisocial, author, award winning, behavior, characteristics of a sociopath, charm, confessions, criminologist, detatchment, emily stone, forensic, jennifer chase, lack of emotion, m e thomas, mystery, narcissism, psychopath, serial killers, series, sociopath, suspense | 5 Comments

Indian Man Kills His Daughter’s Alleged Rapist

Posted on November 6, 2014 by jchasenovelist

When you see a horrible crime described on the evening news, do you ever stop and think about what you would do if someone you loved was a victim of such brutality? I imagine it must be incredibly difficult for … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Police | Tagged alleged, author, crime, criminologist, current-events, daughter, emily stone, emily stone series, film short, homicide, india, jennifer chase, justice, justice system, justified, murder, parent, rape, rapist, victim | Leave a comment

Brazil Arrests One of World’s Most Active Serial Killers

Posted on October 19, 2014 by jchasenovelist

A serial killer who has confessed to his crimes was arrested in Brazil this past week, and the number of people he is believed to have murdered makes him one of the most active of such criminals in modern history. … Continue reading →