{"product_id":"true-crime-ian-cummins-9781529238198","title":"True Crime: Key Themes and Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrue crime is a huge cultural industry: media organisations use crime stories to push sales and clicks. Yet behind this phenomenon lies the real-life victims and a disconnect between the representation of violent crime and its reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a go-to guide for students and researchers in understanding the development of this phenomenon and its social and cultural impacts. Through case studies including Lucy Letby, the Yorkshire Ripper and Fred and Rosemary West, the book considers true crime's ethical implications and its wider influence on crime and punishment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ian Cummins,Martin King,Louise Wattis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1529238196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781529238198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bristol University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.42d","brand":"Ian Cummins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47452724461823,"sku":"9781529238198","price":41.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f12bcbd2-c234-4f7d-a7da-105f88b34979.jpg?v=1761930131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/true-crime-ian-cummins-9781529238198","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}