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Book SynopsisCasts new light on this famous crime and its far-reaching consequences for the wrongly accused and the justice system.
Trade Review"Byfield brings bifocal vision to her analysis of media treatment of the Central Park Jogger story, which she covered in her first career as a journalist for the New York Daily News... From her current perspective as a sociologist, Byfield reexamines the horrific event in light of after-acquired evidence and scholarly methodology, particularly content analysis of news coverage, and she tells a revised story in which issues of race, class, and media bias taint the justice system. VERDICT: A chilling, ultimately instructive portrayal of savage injustice " - Library Journal
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1 Reconnecting New Forms of Inequality to their Roots 2 A Jogger Is Raped in Central Park 3 The Position of the Black Man in the Cult of White Womanhood 4 Salvaging the “Savage”: A Racial Frame that Refuses to Die 5 A Participant Observes How Content Emerges 6 The “Facts” Emerge to Convict the Innocent 7 The Case Falls Apart: Media’s Brief Mea Culpa 8 Selling Savage Portrayals: Young Black and Latino Males in the Carceral State 9 They Didn’t Do It! Notes References Index
