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Neely, Cheryl L., author.

Title You're dead---so what? : media, police, and the invisibility of Black women as victims of homicide / Cheryl L. Neely.

Publication Info.	East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2015]
	Š2015

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 112 pages)
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Access	Open access.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 91-109) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- Prologue -- 1. Black women as homicide victims : reality vs. media representation -- 2. The deserving vs. undeserving victim : case studies of biased media reporting and law enforcement intervention -- 3. An uneasy alliance : the symbiotic relationship between the media and law enforcement -- 4. Looking at media bias in three major city newspapers : results of author's research -- 5. Making the invisible visible : minorities' efforts to obtain recognition for forgotten victims -- Conclusion.
Summary	"Though numerous studies have been conducted regarding perceived racial bias in newspaper reporting of violent crimes, few studies have focused on the intersections of race and gender in determining the extent and prominence of this coverage, and more specifically how the lack of attention to violence against women of color reinforces their invisibility in the social structure. This book provides an empirical study of media and law enforcement bias in reporting and investigating homicides of African American women compared with their white counterparts. The author discusses the symbiotic relationship between media coverage and the response from law enforcement to victims of color, particularly when these victims are reported missing and presumed to be in danger by their loved ones. Just as the media are effective in helping to increase police response, law enforcement officials reach out to news outlets to solicit help from the public in locating a missing person or solving a murder. However, a deeply troubling disparity in reporting the disappearance and homicides of female victims reflects racial inequality and institutionalized racism in the social structure that need to be addressed. It is this disparity this important study seeks to solve"--Publisher's description.
Note	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed April 19, 2016).
Language	English.
Subject	African American women -- Crimes against.
	African American women -- Crimes against -- Press coverage.
	Racism in criminology -- United States.
	Racism in mass media.
	Discrimination in mass media.
	Murder victims -- Press coverage -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Homicide investigation -- Social aspects -- United States.
	Crime in mass media.
	Mass media and crime -- United States.
	Homicide -- United States.
	Criminalité dans les médias.
	Noires américaines -- Crimes contre.
	Médias et criminalité -- États-Unis.
	Noires américaines -- Crimes contre -- Couverture de presse.
	Racisme en criminologie -- États-Unis.
	Racisme dans les médias.
	Victimes d'homicide -- Couverture de presse -- Aspect social -- États-Unis.
	Homicide -- Enquętes -- Aspect social -- États-Unis.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General
	African American women -- Crimes against
	Crime in mass media
	Homicide
	Mass media and crime
	United States https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
	Gender identity.
	Racism.
Genre/Form	Case studies.
	Études de cas.
Added Title	You are dead so what
Other Form:	Print version: 1611861780 9781611861785 (OCoLC)908991052
ISBN	9781609174651 (electronic bk.)
	1609174658 (electronic bk.)
	9781628952377 (electronic bk.)
	1628952377 (electronic bk.)
	9781628962376 (electronic bk.)
	1628962372 (electronic bk.)
	9781611861785
	1611861780
Standard No.	AU@ 000066751687
	DEBSZ 484762702