Table of Contents
Foreword by Patricia Cornwell
Preface
"What Do We Do Now?"
The Checklist
Eight Things You Need to Know Right Now
Your Local Victim Assistance
Program
First Things First
The Checklist in Detail •
Emergency Response and Crime Scene Cleanup
Funerals and Funeral Homes
Planning a Funeral on Short Notice
Grief and Grieving
Men and Women in Grief • Grief
"Stages" • A Few Words About Acceptance • Roadside and Other Memorials
• Grief in the Workplace • Getting Support • What You Can Do Now •
Some Physical and Emotional Effects of Grief and Anxiety
Children and Grief
How Children Understand Death
Grief Responses
The Notification • Placing Blame • Homicide • Suicide
• Tragic Accident • Religious Responses
The Police and Criminal Justice
System
The Investigation • The Unsolved Case • The Trials • The
Civil Justice System
Long-Term Grief -- Living the
Marathon
Vulnerability • Grieving and Growing • Living the Marathon
Conclusion
Appendix: Organizations and
Resources
Organizations • Internet Resources
Annotated Bibliography
Books • Magazines • Brochures
Victim and Witness Rights
How to Help a Friend in Grief
Information to Share With Others
Author’s Note
Acknowledgments
