Maisch H
Z Gerontol Geriatr. 1996 May-Jun;29(3):201-5.
The study represents a completely new criminological phenomenon among homicide offenses: the killing of many very old terminally or incurably ill patients in hospitals and sometimes nursing homes. These homicides are a worldwide phenomenon. Six distinguishing indications of this phenomenon are differentiated from the traditional homicide criminology. Some statistical data of 11 nurses are presented, sentenced between 1976 and 1993 in the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria, Norway, the Netherlands, and in the United States of America. Centerpiece of this description is the differentiation of ten important characteristics of these homicidal acts. It is not possible to discuss the motives of this crime in detail.
在医院甚至有时在疗养院杀害多名身患绝症或不治之症的高龄患者。这些杀人案件是一种全球现象。该现象的六个显著特征有别于传统的杀人犯罪学。文中呈现了1976年至1993年间在德意志联邦共和国、奥地利、挪威、荷兰以及美利坚合众国被判刑的11名护士的一些统计数据。此描述的核心是区分这些杀人行为的十个重要特征。详细探讨这一罪行的动机是不可能的。
