Sex crime has become a central issue in public life, and an area of intense public and political concern. Sex offenders have become society's most reviled deviants, a process in which the media have played a key role. Understanding press representation of sex crime, and how and why these are produced, is central to the way sex crime has been perceived, yet little detailed research or investigation has been carried out into how this has happened.
Sex crime has become a central issue in public life, and an area of intense public and political concern. Sex offenders have become society's most rev...
Sex crime has become one of the most intense areas of public and political concern in recent decades. This book explores the complex influences that shape its construction in the press.
Sex crime has become one of the most intense areas of public and political concern in recent decades. This book explores the complex influences that s...
This book provides a thorough account of victimization across the social spectrum of class, race, age and gender. The Second Edition has been fully revised and expanded, with two parts now spanning the key perspectives and issues in victimology.
Covering theoretical, social and political contexts, the book:
Includes new chapters on defining and constructing victims, fear and vulnerability, sexuality, white collar crime and the implications of crime policy on victims
Examines a global range of historical and theoretical perspectives in...
This book provides a thorough account of victimization across the social spectrum of class, race, age and gender. The Second Edition
