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Failure to provide facilities for thread termination can cause nonresponsiveness and DoS.
Rule  | Severity  | Likelihood  | 
|---|
Detectable  | Repairable  | Priority  | Level  | 
|---|---|---|---|
THI04-J  | Low  | Probable  | 
No  | No  | 
P2  | L3  | 
Bibliography
[API 2014]  | |
Section 24.3, "Stopping a Thread"  | |
Chapter 7, "Cancellation and Shutdown"  | |
Section 2.4, "Two Approaches to Stopping a Thread"  | |
Java Thread Primitive Deprecation  | |
[JPL 2006]  | Section 14.12.1, "Don't Stop"  | 
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