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Murder, Gender and the Media Narratives of Dangerous Love /

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 cas...

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Main Author: Smith, Jane Monckton. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Subjects:
Crime—Sociological aspects.
Criminology.
Forensic psychology.
Sociology.
Communication.
Emergency medicine.
Crime and Society.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
Forensic Psychology.
Gender Studies.
Media Studies.
Emergency Services.
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137007735
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