Victims of Crime and Punishment: Interviews with Victims, Convicts, Their Families, and Support Groups

by Shirley Dicks

"Joseph Brown confessed to a burglary he committed with an accomplice, who got even by accusing Brown of a murder. Brown was convicted and sentenced to die, although the accomplice failed a polygraph test and admitted he lied. Brown, who came within hours of execution, was released after 13 years on death row"--from a chapter on a victim of punishment.

"It was a pretty rough time and we prayed that Yusuf would be found alive. Eighteen days...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786469455
• ISBN13: 9780786469451
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher