Criminal justice is a true story

Dawn Cecil, a criminology professor at the University of South Florida and the author of Fear, Justice & Modern True Crime, argues that true crime creates perceptions of a fallible justice system or outright distrust in authorities, depending on who you’re listening to.

Jones’s podcast focuses on victims who are traditionally ignored by the media. “True crime as a genre is too often focused on the offender,” Jones says – and there is a disturbing amount of killer-themed merchandise available online, from wrapping paper to tea towels.

All true crime stories start as crime reporting, often in the daily newspaper.
Before the narrative is shaped for your streaming device, earbuds or bookshelf, the facts are gathered by a journalist.
What happened.
Where and when.
Who is the victim.
And do the police know who did it.
Any journalist who has covered crime has stories they can’t shake.

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