Citation

Peach MR, Klass D. Death Stud. 1987; 11(2): 81-88.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1987, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/07481188708252179

PMID

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Abstract

This paper is a report of one year's participant observation in a heal chapter of Parents of Murdered Children, a self-help group. The already difficult grief after the death of a child is complicated after murder by four special issues, (a.) Anger is focused on the person who willfully caused the death and there is a drive for revenge. (b) The grief cannot be resolved until the legal processes have been completed and within the court system the parent are caught up in a procedural labyrinth in which they have no legal standing, (c) Parents are fearful about the safety of themselves and other members of their family, (d) Parent of a murdered child is a taboo social role. The self-help process of Parents of Murdered Children as it differs from other self-help for for bereaved parents is discussed.

Language: en