Psychopath: The Case of Patrick MacKay

178 Pages·2022·23.219 MB·English

by  Tim Clark, John Penycate

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
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The Case of
Patrick Mackay
Tim Clark
and
John Penycate
Routledge & Kegan Paul
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First published in 1976
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