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"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 after he disappeared, they found his body in an abandoned school.... After the funeral I was still in shock and not wanting to believe that my Yusuf would never again put his arms around my neck"--from a mother's story about her murdered son.This thought-provoking collection of interviews provides an insight into the multifaceted issue of victims. Topics include personal accounts, support and survival, and voices for reform. Also discussed are organizations that provide assistance to victims.
Shirley Dicks is the author of 12 books, which are listed on her website at www.shirleydicks.org. She lives in Beechgrove, Tennessee.
Table of ContentsI. Victims of CrimePersonal AccountsDebbie C. Darbois-Lowe, Daughter of Murder Victim Trevor Dicks, Mugging Victim Camille Bell, Mother of Murdered Child Pat Bare, Relative of Murder Victim M. Kerry Kennedy, Daughter of Robert Kennedy Coretta Scott King, Widow of Martin Luther King, Jr. Annie, Sexually Abused Child Support and SurvivalParents of Murdered Children National Organization for Victim Assistance Victim Service Agency Hope for Bereaved Parents The Compassionate Friends Mennonite Central Committee Women's Self Help Center National Victim Center Criminal Injuries Compensation Fund Help Our Children Exist Victims for Victims Victims Outreach Project Hope National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women On Dealing with a Violent Death Surviving When Someone You Love Was Murdered II. Victims of PunishmentPersonal AccountsShirley Dicks, Mother of Death Row Inmate Wrongful Convictions Zel Morris, Wife of Death Row Inmate Sarah Easley, Mother of Executed Son To Those Who Murdered Jimmy Wingo Benjamin Alers, Vietnam Veteran Convicted of Murder Shabaka Waglini, Victim of 14 Years on Death Row Marie Deans, Death Penalty Legal Defense Coordinator Maria Dicks, Daughter of Death Row Inmate Anthony Guest, Death Row Inmate James Earl Ray, Victim of Society Support and Voices for ReformPeople Against the Death Penalty Southern Prisoners' Defense Committee Reconciliation Ministries Death Penalty Resistance Project Tennessee's Death Row Amnesty International Mothers Opposed to Maltreatment of Service Members The Death Penalty as a Human Rights Issue
“victims of crime and punishment relate their stories of pain, anger and fear...included is information about organizations that provide support”—Criminal Justice Abstracts; “useful...powerful”—Victim Support.
