%0 Journal Article
%T A story telling of tragedy: Mental illness, molestation, suicide, and the penalty of death
%J Journal of offender rehabilitation
%D 2007
%A Forsyth, C.J.
%A Forsyth, O.F.
%V 45
%N 1-2
%P 59-68
%X 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>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1050-9674
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J076v45n01_06