RT Book
T1 Family activism in the aftermath of fatal violence
T2 Victims, culture and society
A1 Cook, Elizabeth A.
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1725629003
AB "Family Activism in the Aftermath of Fatal Violence explores how family and family activism work at the intersection of personal and public troubles and considers what influence family testimonies of fatal violence can have on matters of crime, justice and punishment. The problem of fatal violence represents one end of a long continuum of violence that marks society, the effects of which endure in families and friends connected through ties of kinship, identity and social bonds. The aftermath of fatal violence can therefore be an intensely personal encounter which confronts families with disorder and uncertainty. Nevertheless, bereaved families are often found at the forefront of efforts to expose injustice, rouse public consciousness and drive forward social change that seeks to prevent violence from happening again. This book draws upon ethnographic research with those bereaved by gun violence who became involved in family activism in the context of fatal violence: namely, the attempts by bereaved families to manage their experiences of violent death through public expressions of grief and become proxies for wider debates on social injustice. This is an ever more pressing issue in a landscape which increasingly sees the delegation of responsibility to families and communities that are left to deal with the aftermath of violence. An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, sociology, cultural studies and all those interested in learning more about the after-effects of fatal violence"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV6250.25
SN 9780367422783
K1 Victims of violent crimes
K1 Murder victims' families
K1 Crime victims' families
K1 Violent crimes : Prevention
K1 Criminal justice, Administration of : Citizen participation
K1 Social Action
K1 Tötung : Verbrechensopfer : Familie : Aktivismus