1. Homicide in England and Wales -- 2. Bereavement after Homicide -- 3. Bereavement as a Career -- 4. The Moral Economy of the Homicide Survivor -- 5. Beginnings: From The Compassionate Friends to Parents of Murdered Children -- 6. Victim Support and Parents of Murdered Children -- 7. The Campaigning Survivors: Justice for Victims, Activism, and the Mass Media -- 8. The Politics of Justice for Victims -- 9. The Evolution of SAMM -- 10. Conclusion
Summary
Describing the collective responses of bereaved people to the aftermath of violent death, this book concentrates particularly on the birth, development and organization of the self-help and campaigning groups that emerged in the last decade
