Psychopath: The Case of Patrick MacKay PDF
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Routledge Revivals Psychopath 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. John Penycate and Tim Clark – responsible for the controversial BBC Panorama programme on Patrick Mackay’s case – take their investigation further and raise the important question of how the various responsible agencies which came into contact with him failed to see the danger and prevent these needless killings. Mackay passed through five mental institutions as well as approved schools, remand centres and homes. Twice he had been released from Moss Side Special Hospital – the North of England’s equivalent to Broadmoor – against the advice of his doctors. Penycate and Clark show that the signs were there for all to see. They give a detailed account of Patrick Mackay’s deterioration, from his turbulent childhood, through numerous suicide attempts, acts of violence and spells in mental and penal institutions, to his becoming Lon- don’s most notorious ‘mugger’ and a multiple killer, culminating in the final maniacal axing of his friend Father Crean, illustrated here with Mackay’s own words. This book will be of interest to students of criminology, psy- chology, penology, government, and media. Psychopath The Case of Patrick MacKay Tim Clark and John Penycate Firstpublishedin1976 ByRoutledge&KeganPaulLtd Thiseditionfirstpublishedin2022byRoutledge 4ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,Oxon,OX144RN andbyRoutledge 605ThirdAvenue,NewYork,NY10017 RoutledgeisanimprintoftheTaylor&FrancisGroup,aninformabusiness ©TimClarkandJohnPenycate1976 Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereprintedorreproducedorutilisedin any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublishers. Publisher’sNote Thepublisherhasgonetogreatlengthstoensurethequalityofthisreprintbutpoints outthatsomeimperfectionsintheoriginalcopiesmaybeapparent. Disclaimer The publisher has made every effort to trace copyright holders and welcomes correspondencefromthosetheyhavebeenunabletocontact. ALibraryofCongressrecordexistsunderISBN:0710084021 ISBN:978-1-032-36702-6(hbk) ISBN:978-1-003-33337-1(ebk) ISBN:978-1-032-36704-0(pbk) BookDOI10.4324/9781003333371 The Case of Patrick Mackay Tim Clark and John Penycate Routledge & Kegan Paul London, Henley and Boston First published in 1976 by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd 39 Store Street, London WC1E7DDand Broadway House, Newtown Road, Henley -on-Thames, OxonRG91ENand 9 Park Street, Boston, Mass. 02108, USA Set in 11/14pt Baskerville and printed in Great Britain by Unwin Brothers Ltd ©Tim Clark and John Penycate 1976 N.O part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher, except for the quotation of brief passages in criticism ISBN 07100 8402 1
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