Social Media Homicide Confessions: Stories of Killers and Their Victims

The relationship between crime and social media has become an increasingly important topic in a networked world. However, the use of social media in relation to violent crime is little understood. This unique book, by an expert in the field, addresses this gap by analysing what those involved in homicide do with social media.

Using three international cases in which perpetrators confessed to homicide on social media, it investigates the practices of those involved, providing a groundbreaking conceptual framework of use to criminologists. It argues that such confessions convey important insights not only into the individual offender but also the social and cultural context of contemporary homicide.

Author: Elizabeth Yardley
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 10/20/2017
Pages: 201
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781447328001

About the Author
Elizabeth Yardley is Professor of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Applied Criminology at Birmingham City University. Her research explores homicide and violence, with a particular focus on networked media in and around these crimes. She is the creator and host of Crime Bites Podcast and has successfully publicised her research to a wide range of people via her blogposts on contemporary criminological issues at http: //blogs.bcu.ac.uk/views/author/id113382/ She tweets as @ProfLizYardley