Psychopaths: The Cause Of Crimes

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Many people in the world today commit crimes. However, for each person, the reason for their actions varies drastically. Many people, who are occasionally referred to as “psychopaths”, tend to react to situations of stress or concern rather differently than most people would, and the act sometimes results in a crime. But how do these problems emerge? Do they come alone from heritage, or perhaps their childhood life raising? In an attempt to further develop and understanding of this topic, scientists over the years have studied and conducted experiments on the reasons as to what is really happening behind the scenes in these people's’ minds. In 2009, Simon Moore, a senior lecturer in Violence and Society research at Cardiff

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