Children of Misfortune
Parallels in the Cases of Child Murderers Thompson and Venables, Barratt and Bradley
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13894693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Judith Rowbotham (0000-0003-0630-7882, Nottingham Trent University, corresponding author), Kim Stevenson (0000-0003-2602-9752, Nottingham Trent University), Samantha Pegg (0000-0001-8887-6952, Nottingham Trent University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 107-122 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5527 • E-ISSN: 1468-2311 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-2311.00270 |
| OpenAlex | W2042490753 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 5 |
Were Victorian attitudes towards child murderers harsher than those now? Theparallel cases of the notorious Bulger and Burgess murders, 1993 and 1861,demonstrate any such assumption is simplistic. Reactions from the public and legalsystem to these disturbingly similar murderers are explored, including significantlydiffering responses to the trial reportage, pointing up the debate over ‘fair’ trials and themedia's role in that process. Though newspapers present such subject matter‘sensationally’, contextual examination of the coverage demonstrates they are reactingto, not creating, public reactions. Differences in public attitudes between the two arehighlighted, suggesting disquieting reasons for modern responses
Art · Criminology · Economics · Literature · Misfortune · Newspaper · Parallels · Political science · Subject (documents · Subject matter · Computer Science · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2018 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |