@article{ref1,
title="A story telling of tragedy: Mental illness, molestation, suicide, and the penalty of death",
journal="Journal of offender rehabilitation",
year="2007",
author="Forsyth, C.J. and Forsyth, O.F.",
volume="45",
number="1-2",
pages="59-68",
abstract="This paper describes the experience of mitigation experts in first degree murder cases in the penalty phase of the trial. The first author, who is a sociologist, has worked in capital murder cases since 1988, as a mitigation expert in over 200 such cases. The second author assists in the mitigation process by analyzing mental health and educational records. The focus of the paper is a discussion of a specific case in which the defendant committed suicide before the case went to trial. © 2007 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1050-9674",
doi="10.1300/J076v45n01_06",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J076v45n01_06"
}