Social Media Homicide Confessions : Stories of Killers and Their Victims
Social Media Homicide Confessions :
Stories of Killers and Their Victims
by Elizabeth Yardley
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1447328000 | 209 Pages | PDF | 21 MB
Stories of Killers and Their Victims
by Elizabeth Yardley
English | 2017 | ISBN: 1447328000 | 209 Pages | PDF | 21 MB
The relationship between crime and social media has become an increasingly important topic in a networked world. However, the use of social media in relation to violent crime is little understood. This unique book, by an expert in the field, addresses this gap by analysing what those involved in homicide do with social media. Using three international cases in which perpetrators confessed to homicide on social media, it investigates the practices of those involved, providing a groundbreaking conceptual framework of use to criminologists. It argues that such confessions convey important insights not only into the individual offender but also the social and cultural context of contemporary homicide.
"In this revealing study of media technology and homicide, Yardley opens up a whole new field of study. A genuine pathbreaker for today's criminologists, social scientists, practitioners and policymakers." - Steve Hall, Professor of Criminology, Teesside University