%0 Journal Article
%T L¡¯affaire Joseph Vacher : la fin d¡¯un   brevet d¡¯impunit¨¦   pour les criminels ? The Joseph Vacher Affair: The end of   Impunity Certificate   for Criminals?
%A Marc Renneville
%J Droit et Cultures
%D 2011
%I L¡¯Harmattan
%X Vacher est consid¨¦r¨¦ comme l'un des premiers tueurs en s¨¦rie fran ais. L¡¯enqu¨ºte qui a permis son arrestation constitue encore de nos jours un exemple dans l¡¯histoire de l¡¯instruction. Cette enqu¨ºte a jusqu'ici quelque peu occult¨¦ la question de l¡¯expertise mentale de Vacher. Il s¡¯agira de montrer que celle-ci a sa part dans l¡¯exemplarit¨¦ de l¡¯affaire en ce qu¡¯elle s¡¯inscrit ¨¤ un tournant de l¡¯histoire de la responsabilit¨¦ p¨¦nale. Vacher is considered one of the first French serial killers. The inquest that led to his arrest is known even now as a landmark in the history of criminal prosecution. Until now, the inquest has overshadowed somewhat the question of Vacher¡¯s expertise. The article is an attempt to show how Vacher¡¯s expertise contributes to the special nature of a case that became a turning point in history of criminal responsibility in France.
%K perversions sexuelles
%K expertise psychiatrique
%K Vacher (Joseph)
%K Lacassagne (Alexandre)
%K tueur en s¨¦rie
%K sadisme
%K Serial Killer
%K Psychiatric Expertise
%K Sadism
%K Sexual Perversion
%U http://droitcultures.revues.org/2323