Hidden Victims: The Effects of the Death Penalty on Families of the AccusedRutgers University Press, 16/06/2005 - 248 páginas "Sharp’s book reemphasizes the tremendous costs of maintaining the death penalty—costs to real people and real families that ripple throughout generations to come."—Saundra D. Westervelt, author of Shifting the Blame: How Victimization Became a Criminal Defense "Everyone concerned with the effects of capital punishment must have this book."—Margaret Vandiver, professor, department of criminology and criminal justice, University of Memphis Murderers, particularly those sentenced to death, are considered by most to be unusually heinous, often sub-human, and entirely different from the rest of us. In Hidden Victims, sociologist Susan F. Sharp challenges this culturally ingrained perspective by reminding us that those individuals facing a death sentence, in addition to being murderers, are brothers or sisters, mothers or fathers, daughters or sons, relatives or friends. Through a series of vivid and in-depth interviews with families of the accused, she demonstrates how the exceptionally severe way in which we view those on death row trickles down to those with whom they are closely connected. Sharp shows how family members and friends—in effect, the indirect victims of the initial crime—experience a profoundly complicated and socially isolating grief process. Departing from a humanist perspective from which most accounts of victims are told, Sharp makes her case from a sociological standpoint that draws out the parallel experiences and coping mechanisms of these individuals. Chapters focus on responses to sentencing, the particular structure of grieving faced by this population, execution, aftermath, wrongful conviction, family formation after conviction, and the complex situation of individuals related to both the killer and the victim. Powerful, poignant, and intelligently written, Hidden Victims challenges all of us—regardless of which side of the death penalty you are on—to understand the economic, social, and psychological repercussions that shape the lives of the often forgotten families of death row inmates. |
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... pain is pain, and the question “Who suffers more?” quickly becomes irrelevant. Although supporters of capital punishment often cry that the offender needs to be executed as a way of assisting the family of the murder victim, only about ...
... pain for persons in addition to those accused of a capital crime. Furthermore, the hardships occur whether or not the offender is executed. America's focus on murder and the related response of capital punish- ment affect the families ...
... pain in order to help this book come to fruition. I sincerely hope that in weaving their stories together, I have been able to demonstrate what almost every person wanted con- veyed. In their words,“We are victims, too.” Acknowledgments ...
... pain of victims' family members, and the humanity found in even the worst members of society.7 Finally, The Life of David Gale suggests not only the potential for wrongful execution but also the level of commitment held by some ...
... subsequent chapters. Families of those facing a death sentence, of course, are not the only ones affected by crime. Families of victims are certainly traumatized. Suddenly faced with the shock and pain of their loss, Hidden Victims 8.
Índice
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Dealing with the Horror Were Sentenced Too Families of Individuals Facing a Death Sentence | 17 |
Trying to Cope Withdrawal Anger and Joining | 24 |
The Grief Process Denial and Horror the BADD Cycle Bargaining Activity Disillusionment and Desperation | 48 |
Facing the End Families and Execution | 85 |
Aftermath Picking Up the Pieces | 100 |
But Hes Innocent | 111 |
Double Losers Being Both a Victims Family Member and an Offenders Family Member | 131 |
Conclusion | 178 |
Death Row Visitation Policies | 185 |
Interview Schedule for Initial Interviews | 187 |
Demographics of Interview Subjects | 189 |
Notes | 193 |
Bibliography | 207 |
Index | 219 |
About the Author | 225 |
Family after the Fact Fictive Kin and Death Row Marriages | 142 |
The Death Penalty and Families Revisited | 162 |
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