{"product_id":"what-we-talk-about-when-jennifer-fleetwood-9781912559534","title":"What We Talk about When We Talk about Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn examination of the increasingly public nature of crime and confession--from live-streamed offenses to Prince Andrew's \u003ci\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/i\u003e interview--by a noted writer \u0026amp; lecturer in criminology.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over the past few decades, there has been a remarkable rise in the number of people who speak publicly about their experience of crime. These personal accounts used to be confined to private or professional settings--the police station, the courtroom, a helpline or in a counselor's office--but today bookshops heave with autobiographies by prisoners, criminals, police, and lawyers; streaming platforms like Netflix and YouTube host hours of interviews with serial killers, death row residents, vigilantes, and gang members; true-crime podcasts like \u003ci\u003eCriminal\u003c\/i\u003e often feature episodes focusing entirely on one person's narrative; and some offenders even live-stream their crimes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fascinating new book, British criminologist Jennifer Fleetwood compellingly examines seven high-profile \"crimes\" which are known to us via a public, first-person account to try to make sense of the social, political, and cultural consequences that this confessional impulse has on our lives. From Howard Marks's autobiography \u003ci\u003eMr. Nice\u003c\/i\u003e to Shamima Begum's 2019 \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e interview; from the documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Real Mo Farah\u003c\/i\u003e to Prince Andrew's disastrous \u003ci\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/i\u003e interview; from Chanel Miller's victim impact statement to episodes of \u003ci\u003eCriminal\u003c\/i\u003e and Myra Hindley's prison letters, Fleetwood invites us to think differently about the abundance of personal stories about crime that circulate in public life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jennifer Fleetwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912559536\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912559534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Notting Hill Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Jennifer Fleetwood","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45980990767359,"sku":"9781912559534","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_386a91c2-7ea0-4600-b1b4-6efb2e19c7c1.jpg?v=1722417433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/what-we-talk-about-when-jennifer-fleetwood-9781912559534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}