Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 4 11
Crime Classification Manual Part I Chapter 4 11
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STANDARD SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES
SECOND
EDITION
John E. Douglas,
Ann W. Burgess, Allen G. Burgess, and Robert K. Ressler, Editors
Heinous,
Atrocious, and Cruel: Challenges
While
courts have upheld the distinction of crimes for their severity, several
challenges confound justice in this endeavor.
Any
killing, one might argue, is emotionally painful to the victim. Or con- sider
cases that reflect overkill; perhaps they involve an assailant naive to how
quickly lethal blows kill. Not a medical examiner, this killer may leave a
crime scene that by virtue of overkill suggests an “evil” crime, heinous when
compared to other killings.

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