In the Shadow of Death: Restorative Justice and Death Row Families

by Sarah Britto, Elizabeth Beck, Arlene Andrews

Book Overview

The press called Martin's actions a crime spree. Terrified that his son would be sentenced to die, Martin's father Phillip committed suicide; ironically, the jury, moved by this desperate act, spared Martin's life. Phillip's story, like those of the other parents, siblings, children, and cousins chronicled here, vividly illustrates the precarious position occupied by capital offenders' families. Living in the shadow of death, they are crushed by trauma,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195375696
• ISBN13: 9780195375695
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"