It pays then to identify the characteristics of those individuals who are at risk of perpetrating violence that is not out of personal animus, but because the victims belong to a category of people whom perpetrators have identified as the source of society’s ills and as representations of cultural problems. For example, at the start of the year, a self-described follower of ISIS drove a truck into a crowd celebrating on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing 14 people. Although personality disorders, especially antisocial personality, are linked to violent offending, there is no evidence of a direct connection between personality disorders and the motivation to commit crimes of hate.
Author: Richard Lettieri Ph.D.
Published at: 2025-12-15 22:03:59
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