Psychopath - The Case of Patrick MacKay

First published in 1976, Psychopath is a study of Patrick Mackay who, in 1974 - with a string of muggings and killings behind him - was on trial for murder and was imprisoned in November 1975.

List of contents

Acknowledgements 1. 'I feel terrible about what happened' 2. 'My father used to get violently drunk' 3. 'Manipulated like a ruddy puppet on a string' 4. 'In Moss Side I was classified as a psychopath' 5. 'The sudden step to the outside community' 6. 'She was not a bad soul' 7. 'These murders were so solemn' 8. 'Incapable of restraining himself' 9. 'Killings that I cannot myself remember' 10. 'I shan't shed a tear'

About the author

Tim Clark and John Penycate

Summary

First published in 1976, Psychopath is a study of Patrick Mackay who, in 1974 – with a string of muggings and killings behind him – was on trial for murder and was imprisoned in November 1975.

Product details

• Authors: Tim Clark, John Penycate, Penycate John
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032367040
• ISBN: 978-1-032-36704-0
• No. of pages: 176
• Weight: 231 g
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; History, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, Humanities, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment