Hidden victims: the effects of the death penalty on families of the accused

Introduction: The death penalty, victims' families, and families of prisoners

Dealing with the horror : "we're sentenced, too"

Trying to cope: withdrawal, anger, and joining

The grief process : denial and horror, the BADD cycle (bargaining, activity, disillusionment and desperation)

Facing the end : families and execution

Aftermath : picking up the pieces

"But he's innocent

" : dealing with wrongful accusations and convictions

Double losers : being both a victim's family member and an offender's family member

Family after the fact : fictive kin and death row marriages

The death penalty and families, revisited

Conclusion.