Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 E 95
Crime Classification Manual Part II Chapter 6 E 95
A STANDARD
SYSTEM FOR INVESTIGATING AND CLASSIFYING VIOLENT CRIMES SECOND EDITION
: MERCY HOMICIDE
Death at the
hand of a mercy killer results from the offender’s claim or perception of
victim suffering and his or her duty to relieve it. Most often the real
motivation for mercy killing has little to do with the offender’s feelings of
compassion and pity for the victim. The sense of power and control the offender
derives from killing is usually the real motive. Case studies show that these
offenders frequently commit serial murder.
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