The mind of the murderer / Walter Lindsay Neustatter ; with a foreword by Lord Pakenham of Cowley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Neustatter, W. Lindesay (Walter Lindesay), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Murder.

Criminal psychology.

Homicide.

Criminal Psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Homicide.

Criminal Psychology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

APA PsycBOOKS.

Place of Publication:

London : C. Johnson, 1957.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

"With more humane considerations now applying to the punishment of murderers, an understanding of the psychology of those who kill is becoming increasingly important. Dr. W. Lindesay Neustatter, author of Psychological Disorder and Crime, has made a special and intensive study of a number of recently convicted murderers from this point of view. All the well-known killers of postwar years have been included in this survey--Christie, the hysteric; Heath, the psychopathetic sadist; Haigh, the simulator of insanity; Giffard, the psychopath; Straffen, the mental defective. The author writes from wide experience as visiting Psychiatrist to Goals, Remand Homes, Approved Schools, and as an expert witness in the Courts. In addition to those murderers whose names are well known to all interested in criminology, he draws upon his wide professional experience in his comments upon several other unusual cases"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2014 APA, all rights reserved).

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

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