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 cases which took place over a twelve month period.Additional ISBNs0230271901, 134932289X, 9780230271906, 9781349322893Murder, Gender and the Media: Narratives of Dangerous Love is written by Jane Monckton-Smith and published by Palgrave Macmillan. ISBNs for Murder, Gender and the Media are 9781137007735, 1137007737 and the print ISBNs are 9780230271906, 0230271901. Additional ISBNs include 0230271901, 134932289X, 9780230271906, 9781349322893.