Children of the Condemned
Grieving the Loss of a Father to Death Row
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13628751 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth Beck (0000-0002-8791-2808, Georgia State University), Sandra J Jones (Rowan University, New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-215 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/om.56.2.d |
| PMID | 18210895 |
| OpenAlex | W1988389315 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article explores the effects of a death sentence and execution on the children of the accused. Insight into the unique bereavement of this population is provided, while contributing to the literature on death and dying. The experience of losing a father to death row and eventual execution is compared to the wider population of children with incarcerated parents and it is determined that children of death row inmates contend with a much more complicated grief process, one that has gone largely unstudied. This article contains a brief discussion of disenfranchised grief and nonfinite loss, two theories that, we argue, shape the children's grief process. The results section of the article uses qualitative data gathered from 19 children to explore the role that nonfinite loss and disenfranchised grief share in the nature of their bereavement. Our discussion focuses on the impact of stigma and violence on the grieving process. Following a discussion of the unique challenges confronting the children of death row inmates is a discussion of the implications that their experience has for practice
Developmental psychology · Disenfranchised grief · Grief · Population · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sentence · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Traumatic grief · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology
Grief in Healthcare Chaplains
Family dynamics and death row
Children of prisoners – children's decision making about contact
Unanticipated Death of a Partner
Perceptions of grief reactions in family members of incarcerated individuals
How do children describe their experiences of parental imprisonment
Opportunities for Mourning When Grief is Disenfranchised
Comparing Public Perceptions of Child and Adult Grief Responses to Familial Incarceration
Children of incarcerated parents
Older Adults' perspectives on death and dying in prison
The Face of Grief in Foster Care
In the Shadow of Death
Cultural Influences on Parental Bereavement in Chinese Families
Disenfranchised Grief and Nonfinite Loss as Experienced by the Families of Death Row Inmates
Imprisoned Fathers and their Children
America's Experiment with Capital Punishment
The human impact of capital punishment
Hidden Victims
| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 0,69 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2026 (17) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |