Psychopaths have undoubtedly been a part of human civilization throughout history. Since psychiatry only evolved as a spate science in the 20th century, psychopaths and the violent crimes they commit began to come to public notice only in the last century of human history. A lot of research has since gone into the study of psychopaths and why they do what they do. traditionally, psychopath were thought of as being individuals without an ounce of humanity in them though recent studies show that there are a lot of factors that contribute to someone becoming a psychopath.
