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Killing McVeigh the death penalty and the myth of closure /

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Main Author: Madeira, Jody Lyneé
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, c2012.
Subjects:
McVeigh, Timothy > Trials, litigation, etc.
McVeigh, Timothy > Imprisonment.
Domestic terrorism > United States > Psychological aspects.
Domestic terrorism > Social aspects > United States.
Capital punishment > United States > Psychological aspects.
Victims of terrorism > Psychology > United States.
Victims of terrorism > Rehabilitation > United States.
Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995 > Psychological aspects.
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Table of Contents:
  • "A rude awakening": the origins of the victim-offender relationship
  • "He broke into my life": experiencing the victim-offender relationship
  • Opening up "closure": redefining a controversial term
  • "We come here to remember": joining advocacy groups
  • "God bless the media": negotiating news coverage
  • "Making sure justice was served": pursuing accountability
  • Emotion on trial: prosecuting Timothy McVeigh
  • Reaching law's limits: trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city
  • The storm before the calm: awaiting McVeigh's execution
  • The weight of an impossible world: McVeigh confronts his public image
  • Done to death: the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.

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