Killing McVeigh the death penalty and the myth of closure /
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Language: | English |
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New York :
New York University Press,
c2012.
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Online Access: | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10562037 |
Table of Contents:
- "A rude awakening": the origins of the victim-offender relationship
- "He broke into my life": experiencing the victim-offender relationship
- Opening up "closure": redefining a controversial term
- "We come here to remember": joining advocacy groups
- "God bless the media": negotiating news coverage
- "Making sure justice was served": pursuing accountability
- Emotion on trial: prosecuting Timothy McVeigh
- Reaching law's limits: trying Terry Nichols and welcoming the McVeigh jury to Oklahoma city
- The storm before the calm: awaiting McVeigh's execution
- The weight of an impossible world: McVeigh confronts his public image
- Done to death: the execution and the end of the victim-offender relationship.