In the US, murderers, particularly those sentenced to death, are usually considered as entirely different from the rest of us. Sociologist Susan F. Sharp challenges perspective by reminding us that those facing a death sentence, in addition to being murderers, are brothers or sisters, mothers or fathers, daughters or sons.
In the US, murderers, particularly those sentenced to death, are usually considered as entirely different from the rest of us. Sociologist Susan F. Sharp challenges perspective by reminding us that those facing a death sentence, in addition to being murderers, are brothers or sisters, mothers or fathers, daughters or sons.
Foreword by Michael L. Radelet Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Death Penalty, Victims' Families, and Families of Prisoners 2. Dealing with the Horror: "We're Sentenced, Too": Families of Individuals Facing a Death Sentence 3. Trying to Cope: Withdrawal, Anger, and Joining 4. The Grief Process: Denial and Horror, the BADD Cycle (Bargaining, Activity, Disillusionment, and Desperation} 5. Facing the End: Families and Execution 6. Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces 7. "But He's Innocent" 8. Double Losers: Being Both a Victim's Family Member and an Offender's Family Member 9. Family after the Fact: Fictive Kin and Death Row Marriages 10. The Death Penalty and Families, Revisited 11. Conclusion Appendix A. Death Row Visitation Policies (Social/Family Visits) Appendix B. Interview Schedule for Initial Interviews Appendix C. Demographics of Interview Subjects Notes Bibliography Index
Foreword by Michael L. Radelet Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction: The Death Penalty, Victims' Families, and Families of Prisoners 2. Dealing with the Horror: "We're Sentenced, Too": Families of Individuals Facing a Death Sentence 3. Trying to Cope: Withdrawal, Anger, and Joining 4. The Grief Process: Denial and Horror, the BADD Cycle (Bargaining, Activity, Disillusionment, and Desperation} 5. Facing the End: Families and Execution 6. Aftermath: Picking Up the Pieces 7. "But He's Innocent" 8. Double Losers: Being Both a Victim's Family Member and an Offender's Family Member 9. Family after the Fact: Fictive Kin and Death Row Marriages 10. The Death Penalty and Families, Revisited 11. Conclusion Appendix A. Death Row Visitation Policies (Social/Family Visits) Appendix B. Interview Schedule for Initial Interviews Appendix C. Demographics of Interview Subjects Notes Bibliography Index
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