BACKGROUND The Shipman Inquiry recommended mortality rate monitoring if it could be 'shown to be workable' in detecting a future mass murderer in general practice. AIM To examine the effectiveness of cumulative sum (CUSUM) charts, cross-sectional Shewhart charts, and exponentially-weighted, moving-average control charts in mortality monitoring at practice level. DESIGN OF STUDY Analysis of ...

Genetic factors contribute to antisocial and criminal behavior. Dopamine transporter DAT-1 (SLC6A3) and DRD2 gene for the dopamine-2 receptor are dopaminergic system genes that regulate dopamine reuptake and signaling, and may be part of the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders including antisocial behaviors and traits. No previous studies have analyzed DAT-1 and DRD2 polymorphisms in convicte...

"Strawberry Spring" is a famous short story by Stephen King tinged with the color of Gothic horror. It tells serial killing committed Springheel Jack which happened on foggy nights in strawberry spring. There no direct description way narrator looks or dresses but some clues can be obtained through deliberate reasoning. This article focuses deduction killer based upon textual analysis descripti...