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Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure
- Title
- Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure / Jody Lynee Madeira.
- Author
- Madeira, Jody Lynee.
- Publication
- New York : New York University Press, c2012.
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Details
- Description
- xxvii, 321 p. : ill., ports.; 24 cm.
- Alternative Title
- Death penalty and the myth of closure
- Subject
- McVeigh, Timothy > Trials, litigation, etc
- McVeigh, Timothy > Imprisonment
- Domestic terrorism > United States > Psychological aspects
- Domestic terrorism > Social aspects > United States
- Capital punishment > United States > Psychological aspects
- Victims of terrorism > United States > Psychology
- Victims of terrorism > Rehabilitation > United States
- Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995 > Psychological aspects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-306) and index.
- Contents
- Part I. Blood relations -- "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 -- Part II. Traumas and trials -- "We come here to remember" : joining advocacy groups -- "God bless the media" : negotiating news coverage -- "Making sure justice was served" : pursuing accountability -- Part III. The road to execution -- 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.
- Call Number
- JFE 12-6054
- ISBN
- 9780814796108 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0814796109 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011052256
- OCLC
- 764351157
- Author
- Madeira, Jody Lynee.
- Title
- Killing McVeigh : the death penalty and the myth of closure / Jody Lynee Madeira.
- Imprint
- New York : New York University Press, c2012.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-306) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 12-6054