Antisocial Personality Disorder

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"This man has just finished a sentence for theft. Used to drink a lot but has not been drunk since released. He is not doing anything at present. Mother alive, very old, dear old woman, clean. Housing: dirty, one room and attic (mother has the other half which is clean). Inharmonious."

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"This man, an ex POW, has several illegitimate children. This man has had a fractured base and was queer for a time after it."

Relatives in survey: Siblings 27.35, 27.36

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"Promiscuous and immoral. Feckless, but can look nice. Mother dead. Sergt. - a proper gyp, a dead wrong one. No PA, was offered indoor relief but refused it. Known to RSSPCC. Nurse: A problem woman, dirty, soft and MD. Labour exchange - working as a char, a bad lot."

Relatives in survey: children 28.14, 28.15

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"Said to be "fairly free", a dead wrong one. Illegitimate. No PA. working in the mills, not very steady, spending a lot of time with the Poles, staying out late dancing etc. getting a bad name. "A menace during the war". Lives with her grandfather, reasonably clean house."

Relatives in survey: Mother 28.13, sibling 28.15

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"[Male informant] says this is a bad lad, was in gaol recently. worked in skinyards for a time, then on a housing scheme. Unsteady work record. PC confirms that he has been twice locked up for assault. An ill character fighting, breach of the peace. A drink makes him mad."

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"Quite bats, periodically disappeared from the army, was found wandering on a lonely road with a Lysol bottle, always threatening to commit suicide. Intensely jealous, has beaten the life out of his wife. Was a stone mason."

Relatives in survey: wife 28.26

Scope and Contents "Taken to hospital while a schoolboy and liked it so much he has always trying to get back - took ill periodically with this intention. Dr thinks he is precocious and over-sexed - made love to the nurses at a very early age. IQ 116. Family thought to be subnormal mentally. Hopeless at paying their bills. Father a brother of [28.35], a bad lot, curious customer, has a criminal record, theft and assault, separated from his wife and living with another woman. Labourer. Known...

Scope and Contents "Any man's meat - the soldiers are said to have queued up for her. Dr confirms that she is a bad character, husband has left her, has VD. PA: Hopeless woman. Large house, not overcrowded, filthy, she is never at home. LE - does not work."[Male informant]: The family give an interesting example of the effect of environment. The eldest was brought up elsewere and stayed at school to 15, obtaining the junior secondrary certificate. He is now an apprentice electrician and a good...

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"A right bad lot, spoilt. They did not see much of him at school, has not done much since he left school. Sergeant says he is a devil. Was in trouble for stealing from the Newfoundland troops. LE - now working on the housing scheme, just jazzing around. A perfect pest. Unsteady work record."

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"Definitely a bit soft, in army and has deserted twice, it took 4 months to find him the second time. Temperamental and a little bit off. [Male teacher] says he was not too bad at school but is a problem in the army."

Relatives in survey: Mother 28.50, siblings 28.51