Victims'
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The following resources provide links to national
organizations developed by the families of those
individuals whose murderer is or was a death row
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Maryland
Coalition for State Executions
http://mc4se.org/purpose.htm
This electronic resource related with the PDP organization provides information
about Maryland Death Row inmates and and their crimes. The organization aims
to make sure that the laws that govern the Death Penalty are tightened up and
to make sure it is never abolished in the State of Maryland.
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Pro Death Penalty
http://www.prodeathpenalty.org/enter.htm
The website emphasizes the murder victims rights claiming that the death penalty
is not used appropriately and justly in the US, and this is the reason why murders
continue. Regardless of the anti DPclaims, they believe that when Death Penalty
is used it is a deterrent for crime. The website containes articles, links, list
of executions, a message board with discussions and is weekley updated.
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BOOK: "Don't Kill in Our Names: Families of Murder Victims
Speak Out Against the Death Penalty"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0813531829/qid=1060746968/
sr=21/ref=sr_2_1/103-3166817-5939021
Rachel King, a lawyer and anti-death-penalty lobbyist, spent more than
a year interviewing people who lost family members to murder but managed
to forgive the killers and oppose the death penalty. Contrary to widely broadcast
images of the families of murder victims supporting the death penalty, these
people have publicly declared their opposition, provoking anger in their
families and among prosecutors. Published by Rutgers University Press (February
2003).
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Murder Victims
http://www.murdervictims.com/
This resource from the "Justice for All" organization provides a memorial
to the victims of violent crime and also is a source for help and support for
murder victim survivors. Contains information on murder statistics, news items,
extensive links, a search engine and a discussion board.
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Murder Victims' Families for Reconciliation
http://www.mvfr.org/
This resource is dedicated to support the families of murder victims
under the assumption that after a murder families need help to cope with
their grief and loss and rebuild their lives. They believe that revenge is
not the answer and advocate for breaking the cycle of violence. The answer
for them lies in reducing violence, not causing more death and supporting
those who grieve for their lost loved ones, not creating more grieving families.
The website has resources, the history of the organization and a newsletter
(pdf format) published twice a year.
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Justice For All
http://www.jfa.net/deathpenalty.html
This section of the website is dedicated to provide information about the death
penalty. The JFA organization act as an advocate for change in a criminal justice
system that they believe is inadequate in protecting the lives and property of
law-abiding citizens.
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Pro Death Penalty
http://www.prodeathpenalty.com/
This website belongs to the umbrella of "Justice For All" electronic
resources.
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