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Witness To A Homicide: Experiencing Vicarious Trauma At An Execution, Sandra Joy
Witness To A Homicide: Experiencing Vicarious Trauma At An Execution, Sandra Joy
College of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty Scholarship
The purpose of my study is to analyze data that I gathered during a 10-month sabbatical, when I took off in my RV and drove across the nation to interview witnesses of state and federal executions. The primary focus of my interviews was to examine the response of all parties present at an execution, in order to determine the extent and nature of vicarious trauma found among these witnesses.