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“I THINK I SENT MY THERAPIST TO THERAPY” THE WAYS FAMILIES OF DEATH ROW INMATES EXPERIENCE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

Borsellino, Sydney Teny
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-8153
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650463736891353

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2022, Bachelor of Arts (BA), Ohio University, Sociology.
Previous research indicates that the experiences of family members of the condemned warrants further exploration, as comparatively very little sociological analysis has been conducted on this population. This project further examines an element of their experience which has not yet been fully explored – the ways family members of death row inmates experience the U.S. criminal justice system. Further, this research aims to explore the potential of these family members as victims, through an analysis of the formal definition of victimhood as characterized by victimologists. The research for this thesis is conducted using qualitative methods, including interviews and content analysis. I code these interviews to develop a set of theme categories established by family members; the coding method utilized is informed by Polletta’s (2011) narrative criminology literature. Implications for resources to provide family members of the condemned, as well as suggestions for adaptations to the interactions between family and the criminal justice system are explored
Amanda Cox, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Howard "Ted" Welser, Ph.D. (Advisor)
64 p.
Criminology; Sociology
Death row, capital punishment, family, victim, victimization, victimology, criminal justice system, experience, families of the condemned, family members of death row inmates, death row inmates, condemned, death row visit, narrative, narrative sociology, narrative criminology, narrative victimology, sociology, criminology

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  • Borsellino, S. T. (2022). “I THINK I SENT MY THERAPIST TO THERAPY” THE WAYS FAMILIES OF DEATH ROW INMATES EXPERIENCE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM [Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650463736891353

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Borsellino, Sydney. “I THINK I SENT MY THERAPIST TO THERAPY” THE WAYS FAMILIES OF DEATH ROW INMATES EXPERIENCE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 2022. Ohio University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650463736891353.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Borsellino, Sydney. "“I THINK I SENT MY THERAPIST TO THERAPY” THE WAYS FAMILIES OF DEATH ROW INMATES EXPERIENCE THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM." Undergraduate thesis, Ohio University, 2022. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ouhonors1650463736891353

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