The mind of the murderer

"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 post-war years have been included in this survey - Christie, the hysteric; Heath, the psychopathic 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.