Cruelty, Violence, and Murder

Download or read book Cruelty, Violence, and Murder written by Arthur Hyatt-Williams and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1998 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Convicted murderers, their death sentences commuted to life in prison when England abolished the death penalty, are some of the subjects of this psychological study of what makes people kill. Psychiatrist, Arthur Hyatt-Williams, worked for many years in long-term psychotherapy with these murderers and others who tried to kill or were troubled by thoughts of killing. The result an investigation into the depths of the criminal mind, and the line that separates those who kill from those who only think about killing, or those who only injure themselves.