Description
| Product ID: | 9780230271906 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Murder, Gender and the Media |
| Subtitle: | Narratives of Dangerous Love |
| Authors: | Author: Kenneth A. Loparo |
| Page Count: | 187 |
| Subjects: | Media studies, Media studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Emergency services, Crime and criminology, Criminal or forensic psychology, Gender studies, gender groups, Emergency services, Crime & criminology, Criminal or forensic psychology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A shocking look at how the idea of romantic love can justify and excuse the killing of women by their partners, and lead to sympathy and reduced sentences for the killers. The author explores how stories of domestic homicide are told in the news, by the police, and in the courts, drawing from 72 cases which took place over a twelve month period. This volume is a shocking insight into the way the idea of romantic love can justify and excuse the killing of women by their spouses and partners, and lead to sympathy and reduced prison sentences for the killers. The author explores how stories of domestic homicide and love are told in the news, by the police, and in the courts, drawing from the reporting of 72 cases which happened in just one twelve month period. The findings make compelling reading and are important in understanding how we respond to domestic abuse and violence more generally, making clear the need to listen to victims more closely both before and after death. The book also includes a personal account of the aftermath of a double murder which was pivotal to the introduction of Domestic Homicide Reviews in the UK in April 2011. |
| Imprint Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Publisher Name: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-05-09 |
