Murder, Gender and the Media: Narratives of Dangerous Love

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.

Author: Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 05/09/2012
Pages: 187
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230271906

About the Author
DR JANE MONCKTON SMITH Senior Lecturer in Criminology with the University of Gloucestershire, UK, and a former police officer. She is also author of Relating Rape and Murder: Narratives of Sex, Death and Gender (Palgrave Macmillan).