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This change project was conducted at the Grief Assistance Program known as G.A.P., located in the city morgue of Philadelphia, PA. The existing homicide group at G.A.P. was utilized to gauge what methods would help the relatives and friends of a homicide regain their emotional equilibrium. The word murder according to J. Thiroux in his book Ethics Theory and Practice describes murder as "the unlawful killing of one human being by another, especially with malice aforethought" (Thiroux, 1995, p.103). Corey (1992) states that bereavement groups provide helpful counseling, a safe environment for their self expression of grief, the capacity to adjust to new environmental stimulus, and to better assist group members to realize a new purpose and reason for living. The suddenness of a homicide does not allow for the remaining family members to process the bereavement experience in a timely fashion, therefore the grief experienced becomes severe and acute (Silverman,......

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