Revisiting the Yorkshire Ripper Murders: Histories of Gender, Violence and Victimhood

by Louise Wattis

Book Overview

Between 1975 and 1980, Peter Sutcliffe, who became known as the Yorkshire Ripper, murdered 13 women in the North of England. The murders provoked widespread fear amongst women and impacted the public consciousness at both the local and national level. This book revisits the case, applying a feminist and cultural criminological lens to explore a range of criminological concerns relating to gender, violence and victimhood. Combining research findings...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030405184
• ISBN13: 9783030405182
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 179 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"