Murder, Gender and the Media

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.

Autorentext
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).

Inhalt
Love and Intimate Femicide The Problem of Intimate Partner Abuse The Problems of Intimate Partner Femicide Romantic Love and Violence News Reporting of IPA and IPF Six Case Studies and Factor Analysis Narratives of IPF with Love Narratives of IPF without Love Forensic Narratives, Love and Homicide Appendix I: A Personal Account from Frank Mullane