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.
Table of Content
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 MullaneAbout 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 ofRelating Rape and Murder: Narratives of Sex, Death and Gender (Palgrave Macmillan).
Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 187 ● ISBN 9781137007735 ● File size 1.0 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2012 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4971308 ● Copy protection Social DRM