Last words and the death penalty : voices of the condemned and their co-victims / Scott Vollum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vollum, Scott, 1970-

Series:

Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)

Criminal justice recent scholarship

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Death row inmates--United States--Biography.

Victims of crimes--United States--Case studies.

Capital punishment--United States--Case studies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

Introduction

The human context of the death penalty

Restorative justice and the death penalty

Giving voice to the condemned and their victims

Data and methodology

Last statements of the condemned

Co-victim statements

Discussion and conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-300) and index.

ISBN:

1-59332-554-1

1-59332-318-2

OCLC:

646740963