TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - A story telling of tragedy: Mental illness, molestation, suicide, and the penalty of death
JO  - Journal of offender rehabilitation
A1  - Forsyth, C.J.
A1  - Forsyth, O.F.
SP  - 59
EP  - 68
VL  - 45
IS  - 1-2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1050-9674
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/J076v45n01_06
ID  - ref1
ER  -