Hidden Victims

Author : Susan F. Sharp
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813535845
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden Victims written by Susan F. Sharp and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation 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.

Author : Susan F. Sharp
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813537878
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden Victims written by Susan F. Sharp and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2005-06-16 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.

Author : Deborah Spungen
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780803957770
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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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 300 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.

Author : Robert L. Geiser
Publisher : Beacon Press (MA)
ISBN 13 : 9780807029558
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hidden Victims written by Robert L. Geiser and published by Beacon Press (MA). This book was released on 1980-08 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Steven H. Zarit
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 081479663X
Total Pages : 231 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Victims of Alzheimer's Disease written by Steven H. Zarit and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 1985-08 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An invaluable resource guide for anyone working with persons suffering from Alzheimer's disease, this is the first book to present a step-by-step program to help families cope with the day-to-day problems arising from this disease. Using detailed case examples, the authors offer unique and effective strategies to help the family—and the patient—have enjoyable and more productive lives. "Well written and eminently practical guide for families struggling with the burdens of Alzheimer's disease." —Peter V. Rabins, M.D., John Hopkins University School of Medicine, author of Thirty-Six Hour Day "An outstanding book dealing knowledgeably and sensitively with a painful disease affecting millions of American familes." —Robert N. Butler, M.D., Brookdale Professor of Geriatrics and Adult Development, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York

Author : Robert Hume
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1526738619
Total Pages : 206 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Lives of Jack the Ripper's Victims written by Robert Hume and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth look at the lives of the women murdered by the infamous, 19th-century London serial killer. Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary Jane Kelly are inextricably linked in history. Their names might not be instantly recognizable, and the identity of their murderer may have eluded detectives and historians throughout the years, but there is no mistaking the infamy of Jack the Ripper. For nine weeks during the autumn of 1888, the Whitechapel Murderer brought terror to London’s East End, slashing women’s throats and disemboweling them. London’s most famous serial killer has been pored over time and again, yet his victims have been sorely neglected, reduced to the simple label: prostitute. The lives of these five women are rags-to-riches-to-rags stories of the most tragic kind. There was a time in each of their lives when these poor women had a job, money, a home and a family. Hardworking, determined, and fiercely independent individuals, it was bad luck or a wrong turn here or there that left them wretched and destitute. Ignored by the press and overlooked by historians, it is time their stories were told. “Hume presents us with clear and concise biographies of the Ripper’s victims, and while it is tempting to think of them as all being prostitutes . . . their backgrounds, gone into in this much detail, shows them as something completely different. You will have to, you must read this brilliant book, it puts a whole new perspective into the canon of literature about the most infamous murderer of the last two centuries.” —Books Monthly

Author : Mark Doel
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134301529
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Using Groupwork written by Mark Doel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-11-14 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by an experienced groupworker and academic, this book promotes greater knowledge and understanding of groupwork and group processes, particularly in social work and social care settings. Incorporating both theory and practice, it provides a practical guide to those considering groupwork, and further inspiration for those already involved. The book incorporates a number of case examples of groups run in mainstream social work, social care and multidisciplinary settings. Skills-based in approach, this original text includes: illustrative group examples quotes from groupworkers key learning points based on research activities to develop practice suggestions for further reading. Published in association with Community Care Magazine, the book meets the changing needs of today’s students and practitioners in social care and is a welcome addition to the current literature.

Author : Ian Marsh
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415333009
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Criminal Justice written by Ian Marsh and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical new text encourages students to develop a deeper understanding of the current context and workings of the criminal justice system, and is of particular use for students and for practitioners in the criminal justice arena.

Author : Stevie-Jade Hardy
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030319970
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood, Threats and Fears written by Stevie-Jade Hardy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-11-23 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers unparalleled insight into the ways in which hate crime affects individuals and communities across the world. Drawing from the testimonies of more than 2,000 victims of hate crime, the book identifies the physical, emotional and community-level harms associated with hate crimes and key implications for justice in the context of punitive, restorative, rehabilitative and educative interventions. Hate crime constitutes one of the biggest global challenges of our time and blights the lives of millions of people across the world. Within this context the book generates important new knowledge on victims’ experiences and expectations, and uses its compelling evidence-base to identify fresh ways of understanding, researching and responding to hate crime. It also documents the sensitivities associated with undertaking complex fieldwork of this nature, and in doing so offers an authentic account of the very necessary – and sometimes unconventional – steps which are fundamental to the process of engaging with ‘hard-to-reach’ communities.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 124 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Hidden Victims written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: