PSYC 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: John Wayne Gacy, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ed Gein
21 Mar 2013
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Comparison of ncrmd and fitness (*important* - on exam, possible short answer question) Focus on mental state at time of offence. Focus on mental state at any point during trial process. Ncrmd: common myths: large number of defendants use the defence. Less than 1% of cases use this defence in the us: majority of times the plea is successful. Only 25% of the 1% of cases are successful: those found ncrmd are released back in society quickly, extreme dangerousness of ncrmd. Jeffrey dahmer: convicted in 1992, killed 12 people, would eat parts of his victims. Tried to zombify his victims: was able to elude officers. Insanity defence failed because they were able to prove that he knew what he was doing: was killed in prison. John wayne gacy: killer clown, arrested 1978, kidnapped young boys, buried them in his basement, many victims escaped. Sometimes in prison he made up stories, claimed to not have killed anyone: david berkowitz.
