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The arrest and trial of Robert Pickton-a man charged with murdering 26 prostitutes in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside-is at the center of this study of the behavior of police officers and news reporters when a crime involves poor or marginalized victims. The analysis asks What made it possible for so many women to simply disappear from a densely populated urban neighborhood without provoking an aggressive response by the state? For answers, the book compares the Vancouver murders to the disappearance of a single teenager in Toronto-a tragic but isolated incident-that marshaled vigorous police work and extensive media coverage. Pointing to the broad social forces that drove this unequal treatment, the discussion calls for changes in the way the media covers police work.

Missing Women, Missing News: Covering Crisis in Vancouver`s Downtown Eastside

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The arrest and trial of Robert Pickton-a man charged with murdering 26 prostitutes in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside-is at the center... Read more

    Publisher: Fernwood Publishing Co Ltd
    Publication Date: 01/02/2011
    ISBN13: 9781552663776, 978-1552663776
    ISBN10: 1552663779

    Number of Pages: 115

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

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    The arrest and trial of Robert Pickton-a man charged with murdering 26 prostitutes in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside-is at the center of this study of the behavior of police officers and news reporters when a crime involves poor or marginalized victims. The analysis asks What made it possible for so many women to simply disappear from a densely populated urban neighborhood without provoking an aggressive response by the state? For answers, the book compares the Vancouver murders to the disappearance of a single teenager in Toronto-a tragic but isolated incident-that marshaled vigorous police work and extensive media coverage. Pointing to the broad social forces that drove this unequal treatment, the discussion calls for changes in the way the media covers police work.

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