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Families of serious offenders |
14th May 2007 |
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The family of the Virginia Tech campus killer, Cho Seung-hui, went to ground after the shootings, the parents of the boys who killed James Bulger in 1993 had to assume new identities after receiving death threats, and there was intense speculation about how much Primrose Shipman knew about the crimes of her husband, serial killer Harold. Relatives of those who commit serious crimes find that they are blamed, stigmatised, and their lives changed forever. And because their wellbeing is often not considered a priority, very little is known about their experiences and there is a lack of support available.
Jane talks to Rachel Condry, Research Fellow in the law department at the London School of Economics and Sarah Salmon, Assistant Director of Action for Prisoners’ Families.
Families Shamed: The consequences of crime for relatives of serious offenders is published by Willan books ISBN-10: 1-843922-07-X ISBN-13: 978-1-84392-207-0.
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