{"product_id":"death-of-a-traveller-by-didier-fassin-9781509547418","title":"Death of a Traveller","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a simple story. A 37-year-old man belonging to the Traveller community is shot dead by a special unit of the French police on the family farm where he was hiding since he failed to return to prison after temporary release. The officers claim self-defence. The relatives, present at the scene, contest that claim. A case is opened, and it concludes with a dismissal that is upheld on appeal. Dismayed by these decisions, the family continues the struggle for truth and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGiving each account of the event the same credit, Didier Fassin conducts a counter-investigation, based on the re-examination of all the available details and on the interviews of its protagonists. A critical reflection on the work of police forces, the functioning of the justice system, and the conditions that make such tragedies possible and seldom punished, \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Traveller\u003c\/em\u003e is also an attempt to restore to these marginalized communities what they are usually denied: respectability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47383767711980,"sku":"9781509547418","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12496433482725.jpg?v=1773379122","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/death-of-a-traveller-by-didier-fassin-9781509547418","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}