Families at war? Relationships between ‘survivors’ of wrongful conviction and ‘survivors’ of serious crime

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ID11658148
AuthorsSIÔN JENKINS (University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue2
Pages243-261
Publication date2014-02-09
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Review of Victimology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0269-7580 • E-ISSN: 2047-9433
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0269758014521739
OpenAlexW2072737440
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited19

Following the quashing of an unsafe conviction, the appellant and their supporters often rejoice that their quest for justice has been successful and that the appellant has been released from their wrongful imprisonment. For the survivors of crime involved in the criminal case, including those suffering bereavement after homicide, the appellant’s release from the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) can engender feelings of resentment and hostility. This article will examine relationships between survivors of wrongful conviction and survivors of crime often involved in the same criminal case. The article argues that the antipathy between the families contributes to undermining both parties’ desire for emotional healing and recovery

Antipathy · Appeal · Conviction · Criminal justice · Criminology · Feeling · Homicide · Imprisonment · Medical emergency · Poison control · Political science · Resentment · Suicide prevention · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Law · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Social Psychology · Torture, Ethics, and Law

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