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I Have Been Given a Lie Detector Test: Could You Pass?

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jchasenovelist

Years ago, I had an interview with a police department for a forensic position. I had already been fingerprinted, interviewed by the supervisor, had an in-depth background meeting with the background investigators trying to catch me in a lie from … Continue reading →

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Evil Incarnate: Psychopaths Among Us

Posted on September 5, 2015 by jchasenovelist

If you thought everyday life – like eating right, paying your bills, and not getting fired – wasn’t stressful enough. Here’s something else to chew on. It is estimated that psychopaths constitute a whopping 1% of the world’s population. Now…you … Continue reading →

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Examining Four Types of Serial Killers

Posted on May 7, 2015 by jchasenovelist

The term serial killer is defined by the act either of two or more separate murders, acting alone or with another, during a period of time with breaks in between each murder, or what has been referred to as a … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Proceed Carefully When Diagnosing Violent Criminals

Posted on July 19, 2014 by jchasenovelist

When we read about a horrific crime that has been committed or we watch a news clip of an alleged murder smiling as he walks in handcuffs into a courtroom, we often ask the question, “How could someone be so … 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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Female Serial Killer in England Sentenced to Life in Prison

Posted on March 4, 2014 by jchasenovelist

While I focus a lot of research on crimes that are committed in the United States, and unfortunately there are no shortage of them, I also like to keep up with what is happening in other justice systems. This week … Continue reading →