Birth Criminals - How to Spot Them

Most of the criminals who are in prison come from abusive, dysfunctional home environments, and are often called "birth criminals". They are damaged people who were criminals by age 10 with most of the damage done by age 2. Most of these criminals have the same type of character flaws. The following is a list of a few of these flaws. No criminal will exhibit all of these flaws, but most will exhibit most of the flaws.

� They where environmentally predisposed from birth to become criminals.

� They were mentally, sexually and/or physically abused as children.

� They dropped out of school.

� They rebelled and left home early.

� They were told or felt as a child, that they were no good.

� They didn't do a lot with their families as children.

� They have been divorced.

� They resist doing good things; good is seen as a weakness.

� They don't think they are doing wrong because think wrong ideas.

� They deny wrong doing even when faced with the facts.

� They see all law officers as the enemy who are out to get them.

� They are not truly happy; they live dysfunctional, out-of-focus lives.

� They suffer from breaking the laws of both human nature and society.

� They have addictive personalities.

� They have negative values, attitudes and behavior.

� They are not, with few exceptions, mentally ill.

� They live in fear of being attacked by other criminals.

� They look and act differently because they are different.

� They neglect their bodies.

� They have problems getting and keeping a job.

� They aren�t good spouses or parents.

� They try to blame other people for their actions.

� They will continue to cause crime through their children even after they are dead.

� They use anger and force to get their way.

� They care little about what happens to their victim.

� They seek their kind.

� They are loners, staying to themselves.

� They don't have good people skills.

� They have little patience or empathy for others.

� They are not law-abiding or willing to conform to rules.

� They get a physical and mental high from torturing, raping and murdering people.

� They will repeat after being released from jail or prison.

� They live under untruths; therefore, nothing works for them and their lives are a mess.

� They are addicted to drugs and/or alcohol.

� They want something for nothing; they are lazy.

� They turn to religion while incarcerated but later reject it.

� They don't face daily tasks; they procrastinate.

� They give themselves away in group counseling without knowing it.

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Larry Lloyd is the founder of American Community Corrections Institute (ACCI), which sponsors a blog on the subject of criminal behavior and related topics.