Citation

Van Wormer K. J. Offender Rehabil. 1995; 22(3-4): 1-10.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1300/J076v22n03_01

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Numerous psychiatric reports and newspaper articles depict seemingly bizarre cases of killers who committed their crimes in order to be executed. Each story and article typically presents only one case. This paper describes each of 20 cases briefly to show the pattern in the murders. The conclusion of this paper is that the death penalty itself can serve as an invitation to murder. © 1995 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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