However, I realize that following true crime and dissecting monsters who have already carried out their evil deeds is not the same or anywhere near as hard as having to deal with a monster in one's own real life. Learning about it though is better than burying one's head in the sand, I would say.
RSBM
IMO half the battle is identifying them as a sociopath in the first place - you just never expect it in your social circle really. IMO in business it is far easier because people who behave in psychopathic ways within the workplace are just way more common. Because business has "rules" it is often far easier to remove yourself from it or change jobs etc.
But even if you figure it out, doing something about it is hard. First you may need to convince other people. And it takes a long time to get your own psychic defences set up so that you don't get triggered the whole time.
What I found extremely difficult was that during the grappling phase you have to be very strict not to let your guard down, and you also have to be firm with all the "flying monkeys"