Hidden victims the effects of the death penalty on families of the accused /

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1. Verfasser: Sharp, Susan F., 1951-
Körperschaft: ebrary, Inc
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.
Schriftenreihe:Critical issues in crime and society.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: The death penalty, victims' families, and families of prisoners
  • Dealing with the horror : "we're sentenced, too"
  • Trying to cope: withdrawal, anger, and joining
  • The grief process : denial and horror, the BADD cycle (bargaining, activity, disillusionment and desperation)
  • Facing the end : families and execution
  • Aftermath : picking up the pieces
  • "But he's innocent--" : dealing with wrongful accusations and convictions
  • Double losers : being both a victim's family member and an offender's family member
  • Family after the fact : fictive kin and death row marriages
  • The death penalty and families, revisited
  • Conclusion.