You're dead---so what? : media, police, and the invisibility of Black women as victims of homicide /

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"Though numerous studies have been conducted regarding perceived racial bias in newspaper reporting of violent crimes, few studies have focused on the intersections of race and gender in determining the extent and prominence of this coverage, and more specifically how the lack of attention to v...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Neely, Cheryl L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
African American women > Crimes against.
African American women > Crimes against > Press coverage.
Racism in criminology > United States.
Racism in mass media.
Discrimination in mass media.
Murder victims > Press coverage > Social aspects > United States.
Homicide investigation > Social aspects > United States.
Crime in mass media.
Mass media and crime > United States.
Homicide > United States.
Criminalité dans les médias.
Noires américaines > Crimes contre.
Médias et criminalité > États-Unis.
Noires américaines > Crimes contre > Couverture de presse.
Racisme en criminologie > États-Unis.
Racisme dans les médias.
Victimes d'homicide > Couverture de presse > Aspect social > États-Unis.
Homicide > Enquêtes > Aspect social > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General
African American women > Crimes against
Crime in mass media
Homicide
Mass media and crime
Gender identity.
Racism.
United States
Case studies.
Études de cas.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Prologue
  • 1. Black women as homicide victims : reality vs. media representation
  • 2. The deserving vs. undeserving victim : case studies of biased media reporting and law enforcement intervention
  • 3. An uneasy alliance : the symbiotic relationship between the media and law enforcement
  • 4. Looking at media bias in three major city newspapers : results of author's research
  • 5. Making the invisible visible : minorities' efforts to obtain recognition for forgotten victims
  • Conclusion.

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