Inside the Mind of the Lone Actor: with New Zealand's Top Profiler

This week on Profiler Africa, Paul and Gerard Labuschagne are joined by Dr Nathan Brooks, a forensic psychologist and senior lecturer recognised internationally for his research on psychopathy and behavioural risk.

Dr Brooks has worked with government, law enforcement, and the private sector on threat assessment, lone-actor violence, and personality disorders, and is known for cutting through myths about psychopaths — not just in criminal settings but also in workplaces and everyday life.

In this episode, we look at psychopathy through a New Zealand lens. From lone-actor violence and radicalisation to the rise of “successful” or corporate psychopaths, Dr Brooks and Gerard unpack what makes someone dangerous, how risk is assessed, and whether we can ever truly predict violence before it happens.

• Psychopaths in New Zealand — how they show up in both crime and corporate life.
• Risk & Threat Assessment — tools used to spot danger before it strikes.
• Lone-Actor Violence — what NZ has learned since Christchurch, and what risks remain.
• Corporate Psychopaths — why some thrive in boardrooms rather than behind bars.
• Myths vs Reality — what people get wrong about psychopathy, and what the science actually shows.

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