Worthwhile Victims

Recently, I watched a special titled "In the Shadow of Laci Peterson." It was about several pregnancy crime victim cases that occurred in the same time frame as the infamous Laci Peterson case. As a bit of a crime media observer, I'm also interested in the intersection of race, class, victimology and media coverage.  Who are the victims they chose to shine the spotlight of the media upon and the impact of that glare in the likelihood the case will be solved.  I remember all of the media coverage of the Peterson case and Natalee Holloway and I am always struck by the victims that are never seen. The faces never constantly splashed across the headlines of magazines.

I am sure this is a topic I will revisit in future posts. This topic was swimming around in my head and i just wanted to share, dear reader.

Introduction

Hello dear reader! I am the budding criminologist!! For as long as I can remember, I have had a weird fascination with crime, specifically serial killers. I decided to parlay that interest into an Bachelor of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice. As an undergrad, I branched out beyond the serial killer realm of criminology into studying the intersection of race, gender, sexuality, socioeconomic status, etc, basically any marginalized group in society, and crime policy. I wanted to understand the impact of one's position in society on the way their criminality was perceived, shaping their interaction with the criminal justice system. I will use this blog to further explore criminal justice policy topics that I come across and other "crime-y" topics that I want to share.

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