RT Article
T1 The Meaning of Murder: family Members in the Lives of Juvenile Homicide Offenders
JF The British journal of criminology
VO 61
IS 1
SP 85
OP 103
A1 Deegan, Simone Jessica
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1745884130
AB This article underscores the litany of problems that arise for significant others when a juvenile is convicted of murder. It focuses on how these individuals confront the precise nature of their child’s criminality while simultaneously defending themselves against a series of attacks from a variety of intra- and extra-familial sources. A major conclusion of the article is that murderers’ relatives disappear into an eternal vortex of guilt, shame and anger with little, if any, formal or informal support as a means to manage or recover from the debilitating stigma and strain.
K1 Significant others
K1 Juvenile homicide offenders
K1 Murder
K1 Criminal parental responsibility
K1 Prisoner support
DO 10.1093/bjc/azaa055