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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
|---|---|
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Paul Elliott Rock |
| ISBN: | 0198267959 9780198267959 |
| OCLC Number: | 38475487 |
| Description: | xxviii, 342 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface; 1. Homicide in England and Wales; 2. Bereavement after Homicide; 3. Bereavement as a Career; 4. The Moral Economy of the Homicide Survivor; 5. Beginnings: From The Compassionate Friends to Parents of Murdered Children; 6. Victim Support and Parents of Murdered Children; 7. The Campaigning Survivors: Justice for Victims, Activism, and the Mass Media; 8. The Politics of Justice for Victims; 9. The Evolution of SAMM; 10. Conclusion; Index |
| Series Title: | Clarendon studies in criminology. |
| Responsibility: | Paul Rock. |
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Abstract:
Describes the collective responses of bereaved people to the aftermath of violent death. This book concentrates particularly on the birth, development and organization of the self help and campaigning groups. It examines these as attempts to give institutional expression to interpretations of grief.
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