Murder and the death penalty: a case report.
Psychiatrists frequently maintain that the death penalty may encourage rather than deter, the commission of homicide and other violent crimes. However, there is a dearth of case reports in the literature to substantiate this belief. One such history is offered, of a man who committed three murders and attempted a fourth, hoping thereby to be executed by the state. His death wish was fulfilled.
D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D002203:Capital Punishment; D003193:Compulsive Personality Disorder / Q000150:complications; D004739:England; D006708:Homicide; D006801:Humans; D007298:Insanity Defense; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000150:complications; D013405:Suicide; D014481:United States