Abstract

This article underscores the litany of problems that arise for significant others when a juvenile is convicted of murder. It focuses on how these individuals confront the precise nature of their child’s criminality while simultaneously defending themselves against a series of attacks from a variety of intra- and extra-familial sources. A major conclusion of the article is that murderers’ relatives disappear into an eternal vortex of guilt, shame and anger with little, if any, formal or informal support as a means to manage or recover from the debilitating stigma and strain.

中文翻译：

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谋杀的意义：少年凶手生活中的家庭成员

摘要

本文着重指出，当少年被裁定犯有谋杀罪时，其他许多人都会遇到很多问题。它着重于这些人如何面对自己孩子的犯罪行为的确切性质，同时为自己抵御来自各种家庭内和家庭外来源的一系列袭击提供辩护。该文章的主要结论是，谋杀者的亲属消失在永恒的罪恶感，羞耻感和愤怒漩涡中，几乎没有正式或非正式的支持（作为管理或摆脱令人沮丧的污名和压力的手段）。