Download or read book Homicide The Hidden Victims written by Deborah Spungen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Social scientist, victim advocate, and the mother of a murder victim - Deborah Spungen is well acquainted with all facets of what she defines as "the blackest hell accompanied by a pain so intense that even breathing becomes an unendurable labor." In Homicide: The Hidden Victims, Spungen illustrates just how and why family members become co-victims when a loved one is murdered, and she poignantly addresses the emotional, physical, spiritual, and psychological effects of such traumatic events. The timely information and innovative modalities discussed in this book make it ideal for mental health and criminal justice professionals, pastoral counselors, social workers, and victim advocates.
Download or read book Family Members of Homicide Victims written by Elizabeth Claire Fisher and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The loss of a family member to homicide is a severely traumatic experience, resulting in emotional, physical and practical challenges. Studies have identified high rates of psychological distress, including Depression, Complicated Grief and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in family members of homicide victims (homicide survivors), yet these studies may have overlooked other challenges for this population. Limited literature is available on homicide survivors, and no research has yet been performed on this population in New Zealand. Using a qualitative design, this study explored the perceived impact of losing a family member to homicide (homicide survival) in a group of twelve participants from New Zealand. A convenience sample was recruited by email invitations. The twelve participants completed individual semi-structured interviews, describing their experience of losing a family member to homicide and the subsequent effects of such an experience. The exploratory approach of this study allowed a vivid picture of various challenges faced by homicide survivors to be depicted, and areas in need of improvement to be identified. Each participant identified emotional and physical effects of their homicide survival experience, and emphasised the need for more adequate provision of information and support within the structured confines of the criminal justice system. While Court outcomes and procedures cannot be controlled, the criminal justice system should provide better mechanisms for preparation and support of homicide survivors before and throughout the Court process. An improvement in institutional support structures available to homicide survivors would minimise negative outcomes for these victims such as an inability to find meaning in life post-loss, stress related health effects, relationship strain and emotional distress. The findings of this study have important implications for future interventions more appropriately supporting homicide survivors, first through an initial period of shock and numbness post-homicide, then through the subsequent re-traumatising Court process, and finally through the period of bereavement. The findings of this study also identify factors that should be expanded upon in future research in order to ensure that homicide survivors are better supported by the criminal justice system, government agencies and other professionals involved.
Download or read book Fatal Families written by Charles Patrick Ewing and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1997-08-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every year, nearly half of the more than 20,000 murder victims in the United States are related to or acquainted with their killers. Fatal Families explores the social, cultural and psychological forces, as well as the nature and consequences that lead people to kill members of their own families. Drawing on his professional background in law and psychology, and using case studies, Charles Patrick Ewing points the way to measures that can be taken to reduce the terrifying number of murders within families.
Download or read book A Guide to Survival written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to Survival written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Living Victims Stolen Lives written by Brad Stetson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Living Victims, Stolen Lives: Parents of Murdered Children Speak to America" is a gripping and instructive sketch of the intense psychic pain, anger, and frustration experienced by parents of murdered children. Drawing on intimate interviews with parents enduring murdered-child grief and the insights of professionals counseling them, this unique book gives a deeply moving psychological, emotional, and spiritual portrait of people immersed in epic tragedy and loss.
Download or read book Report to the Nation on Crime and Justice written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Don t Kill in Our Names written by Rachel King and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Rachel King offers us the stories of families who understand the powerful reality that taking another life in the name of justice only perpetuates the tragedy. I encourage others to read these stories to better understand their journey from despair and anger to some level of peace and even forgiveness."--Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, author of Dead Man Walking Could you forgive the murderer of your husband? Your mother? Your son? Families of murder victims are often ardent and very public supporters of the death penalty. But the people whose stories appear in this book have chosen instead to forgive their loved ones' murderers, and many have developed personal relationships with the killers and have even worked to save their lives. They have formed a nationwide group, Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation (MVFR), to oppose the death penalty. MVFR members are often treated as either saints or lunatics, but the truth is that they are neither. They are ordinary people who have responded to an extraordinary and devastating tragedy with courage and faith, choosing reconciliation over retribution, healing over hatred. Believing that the death penalty is a form of social violence that only repeats and perpetuates the violence that claimed their loved ones' lives, they hold out the hope of redemption even for those who have committed the most hideous crimes. Weaving third-person narrative with wrenching first-hand accounts, King presents the stories of ten MVFR members. Each is a heartrending tale of grief, soul searching, and of the challenge to choose forgiveness instead of revenge. These stories, which King sets in the context of the national discussion over the death penalty debate and restorative versus retributive justice, will appeal not only to those who oppose the death penalty, but also to those who strive to understand how people can forgive the seemingly unforgivable. Rachel King is a legislative counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union's Washington national office where she lobbies on crime policy. She is currently working on a book about the families of death row inmates.
Download or read book Murder in Families written by John M. Dawson and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Grief and Stress Reactions in Family Members of Homicide Victims written by M. Elizabeth Stevens-Guille and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Search for Meaning in the Aftermath of Homicide written by Marilyn Ruth Peterson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Child Victims of Homicide written by Christine Alder and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-07-02 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This international study explores gender and familial patterns in cases of child homicide.
Download or read book Coping with Traumatic Death written by Caring People Press and published by . This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Restless Sleep written by Stacy Horn and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1985 and 2004 a staggering 8,894 unsolved homicides were committed in New York City. Here is the first ever inside look at the elite NYPD squad that cracks these “unsolvable” cases. In this fascinating, in-depth narrative, Stacy Horn uses her unprecedented access to the NYPD Cold Case Squad to immerse herself into four unsolved murder cases—cases going back as far as 1951—investigated by three indefatigable Cold Case detectives. Each detective uses his own contacts, informants, and resources and sifts through decades-old evidence, searching for new leads, looking for what others missed, and uncovering any possible connections. These Cold Case detectives are on a constant hunt for the needle in the haystack, and Stacy Horn puts you there every step of the way. From the grisly circumstances and desperate reconstructions of the crimes, through the endless legwork, the scientific advances that don’t always yield hoped-for answers, and the harrowing politics and tangled history of the storied NYPD, Horn depicts the drama of each case, and lays out the puzzle as seen through the eyes of the detectives. At once contemplative and energetic, The Restless Sleep is a completely addictive, fly-on-the-wall story of a subculture of crime solving, and of the people who must beat the odds to offer a final resolution for the unavenged.
Download or read book Family Murder written by Susan Hatters Friedman, M.D. and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a unique framework for examining the various types of family murder-delving into the commonalities, the differences, and society's misconceptions and providing readers with a comprehensive guide to begin to understand these tragedies.
Download or read book What to Do when the Police Leave written by Bill Jenkins (Prof.) and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition of "What To Do When The Police Leave" expands on the landmark work of the Second Edition. Written by a victim for other victims and their caregivers, this book offers authoritative and invaluable advice, guidance, and resources for families dealing with the traumatic loss of a family member or friend. New to this edition are sections on crime scene cleanup, unsolved cases, grief in the workplace, a new chapter entitled "Long-Term Grief: Living The Marathon," and a Foreword by best-selling author Patricia Cornwell. Finalist in the category of Best First Book in the Publishers Marketing Association's Benjamin Franklin Awards 2000, "What To Do When The Police Leave" is being used by victim assistance programs, clergy, funeral homes, and police departments across North America as they work with and serve the bereaved. It is recognized as one of the most valuable resources available for grieving families. This one of a kind resource is heart-to-heart practical advice from one who has been through the trenches of grief and loss, encouraging and helping others in their own paths. The victims' voice has never spoken so clearly.
