Last Words and the Death Penalty: Voices of the Condemned and Their Co-victimsLFB Scholarly Pub., 2008 - 304 páginas Vollum analyzes the content of the last statements of the condemned and statements made by co-victims; he seek to "give voice" to these two different groups. Vollum finds that the most dominant themes among the condemned center around transformation, redemption, and positive messages of connection to others. The most dominant themes of co-victims are more conflicting with a mix of frustration with the death penalty process, relief that it is over, and the desire for justice or revenge. Through their own words, we learn that the death penalty is neither a soothing salve for the pain and suffering of co-victims nor simply an extraction of evil and irredeemable criminals. |
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INTRODUCTION | 1 |
THE HUMAN CONTEXT OF THE DEATH | 9 |
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND THE DEATH | 55 |
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05 Table Anger or Resentment apology Arrigo capital murder capital punishment process capital trials Characteristic Category co-victim expresses Co-Victim Statement Theme coding condemned inmates content analysis context contrition correctional staff crime criminal justice system death penalty process death row community death row inmates deathwatch Denied DESCRIPTION/DIRECTIONS DPIC examined factors family members Gratitude harm healing and closure healing or closure Hispanic homicide co-victims human Huntsville Item Huntsville Unit included individuals justice process Karla Faye Tucker KEY WORDS killing Last Statement Theme latent content major themes multiple victims needs non-restorative statements offer participation peace penalty and executions Penalty or Execution perspectives potentially present study prior reconciliation referred regard restorative and non-restorative restorative justice retribution retributive justice satisfaction sentence specific statements of condemned statistically significant Texas Total Sample 159 transformation Umbreit victim and offender victim impact statements Victim's father VOM/D Witnesses for Victim WORDS AND PHRASES Zehr