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Hidden victims : the effects of the death penalty on families of the accused / Susan F. Sharp.

By: Series: Critical issues in crime and societyPublication details: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2005.Description: xv, 224 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0813535832 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0813535840 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.82/9 22
LOC classification:
  • HV8699.U5 S45 2005
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
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Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks HV8699 .U5 S45 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001007045

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-217) and index.

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.

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