02730nam 2200589 a 450 991082068480332120230721031900.01-59332-554-11-59332-318-2(CKB)1000000000481802(EBL)837748(OCoLC)646740963(SSID)ssj0000189505(PQKBManifestationID)11165826(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000189505(PQKBWorkID)10156550(PQKB)11036591(MiAaPQ)EBC837748(Au-PeEL)EBL837748(CaPaEBR)ebr10225111(EXLCZ)99100000000048180220071018d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrLast words and the death penalty[electronic resource] voices of the condemned and their co-victims /Scott VollumNew York LFB Scholarly Pub.20081 online resource (314 p.)Criminal justice recent scholarshipDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-264-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-300) and index.Introduction -- The human context of the death penalty -- Restorative justice and the death penalty -- Giving voice to the condemned and their victims -- Data and methodology -- Last statements of the condemned -- Co-victim statements -- Discussion and conclusion.Vollum analyzes the content of the last statements of the condemned and statements made by co-victims; he seek to ""give voice"" to these two different groups. Vollum finds that the most dominant themes among the condemned center around transformation, redemption, and positive messages of connection to others. The most dominant themes of co-victims are more conflicting with a mix of frustration with the death penalty process, relief that it is over, and the desire for justice or revenge. Through their own words, we learn that the death penalty is neither a soothing salve for the pain and sufferingCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)Death row inmatesUnited StatesBiographyVictims of crimesUnited StatesCase studiesCapital punishmentUnited StatesCase studiesDeath row inmatesVictims of crimesCapital punishment364.660973Vollum Scott1970-1602656MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820684803321Last words and the death penalty3926679UNINA