{"title":"Jennifer Fleetwood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJennifer Fleetwood\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping narratives that explore the complexities of crime and human nature. Her works often delve into the intricacies of criminal behaviour, blending suspense with thoughtful examination of the motives behind the acts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect sharp storytelling that balances thrilling plots with rich character development, perfect for those who appreciate crime fiction that goes beyond the surface to question what drives us to cross the line.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-crime-by-jennifer-fleetwood-9781912559534","title":"What We Talk About When We Talk About Crime","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn examination of the increasingly public nature of crime and confession—from live-streamed offences to Prince Andrew's \u003cem\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/em\u003e interview—by a noted writer and lecturer in criminology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"What do we talk about when we talk about crime? We talk about harm, hurt, sometimes pain; we talk about it with outrage, anger and sometimes even humour. The courtroom has long been the scene of competing stories; evidence is assessed and the question of whether the law has been broken is settled. But, increasingly, this contest is also played out in public.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the past few decades, there has been a remarkable rise in the number of people who speak publicly about their experience of crime. These personal accounts used to be confined to private or professional settings—the police station, the courtroom, a helpline or in a counsellor's office—but today bookshops are filled with autobiographies by prisoners, criminals, police and barristers. Streaming platforms like Netflix and YouTube host hours of interviews with serial killers, death row residents, vigilantes and gang members. True-crime podcasts such as \u003cem\u003eCriminal\u003c\/em\u003e often feature episodes focusing entirely on one person's narrative, and some offenders even live-stream their crimes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this fascinating new book, British criminologist Jennifer Fleetwood examines a number of well-known \"crimes\" that are known to us via a public, first-person account to try to make sense of the social, political and cultural consequences that this confessional impulse has on our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Newgate Prison confessions to Holocaust testimonies; from Prince Andrew's disastrous \u003cem\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/em\u003e interview to the backlash that resulted from \"ISIS bride\" Shamima Begum's 2019 testimony in \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Fleetwood invites us to think differently about personal stories of crime, showing us what really happens when we tell stories about crime and who benefits from all this storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47643598979308,"sku":"9781912559534","price":49.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/178311e90570948e23c903ca24f28d41.jpg?v=1779225641"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/jennifer-fleetwood.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}