Killing McVeigh : The Death Penalty and the Myth of Closure /

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Presents a case study of the Oklahoma City bombing to explore how family members and other survivors come to terms with mass murder.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Madeira, Jody Lynee
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
McVeigh, Timothy.
McVeigh, Timothy > Imprisonment.
McVeigh, Timothy > Trials, litigation, etc.
Victims of terrorism > Rehabilitation.
Victims of terrorism > Psychology.
Psychological aspects.
Imprisonment.
Capital punishment > Psychological aspects.
LAW > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Attentat d'Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Okl., 1995 > Aspect psychologique.
Victimes du terrorisme > États-Unis > Psychologie.
Peine de mort > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Terrorisme interieur > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Terrorisme interieur > États-Unis > Aspect psychologique.
Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995 > Psychological aspects.
Victims of terrorism > Rehabilitation > United States.
Victims of terrorism > United States > Psychology.
Capital punishment > United States > Psychological aspects.
Domestic terrorism > Social aspects > United States.
Domestic terrorism > United States > Psychological aspects.
United States.
Oklahoma > Oklahoma City.
Comptes rendus de proces et d'arbitrage.
Trial and arbitral proceedings.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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