Death by the Powerful - (Studies in Social Harm) by Katy Snell (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- This vital book exposes the devastating ways families are treated after their loved ones have been killed by a relatively powerful perpetrator; revealing how families are harmed; silenced by the criminal justice process and invisible in both criminology and the mainstream media.
- About the Author: Katy Snell is Lecturer of Criminology at the University of Hull.
- 224 Pages
- Social Science, Criminology
- Series Name: Studies in Social Harm
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Book Synopsis
This vital book exposes the devastating ways families are treated after their loved ones have been killed by a relatively powerful perpetrator; revealing how families are harmed; silenced by the criminal justice process and invisible in both criminology and the mainstream media. Drawing on landmark cases such as the Grenfell fire, it explores the failures of de-regulation and how institutional perpetrators fail to be held accountable.
Centering the voices of secondary victims--those left behind after corporate harm--it highlights the ways in which justice is avoided, and the effect of this on the families. A vital contribution to zemiology and the study of corporate crime, this book confronts the true cost of crimes committed by the powerful.
About the Author
Katy Snell is Lecturer of Criminology at the University of Hull.
