Death by the Powerful: Invisibility and Social Harm

Author:   Katy Snell (The University of Hull, UK)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529233940


Pages:   212
Publication Date:   29 May 2026
Format:   Hardback
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Death by the Powerful: Invisibility and Social Harm


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This vital book exposes the devastating ways families are treated after their loved ones have been killed by a relatively powerful perpetrator; revealing how families are harmed; silenced by the criminal justice process and invisible in both criminology and the mainstream media. Drawing on landmark cases such as the Grenfell fire, it explores the failures of de-regulation and how institutional perpetrators fail to be held accountable. Centering the voices of secondary victims-those left behind after corporate harm-it highlights the ways in which justice is avoided, and the effect of this on the families. A vital contribution to zemiology and the study of corporate crime, this book confronts the true cost of crimes committed by the powerful.

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Author:   Katy Snell (The University of Hull, UK)
Publisher:   Bristol University Press
Imprint:   Bristol University Press
ISBN:  

9781529233940


ISBN 10:   1529233941
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   29 May 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Professional & Vocational ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction – Aims, Methodology, Chapter Outline 1. Corporate Crime: Criminology and Social Harm 2. A Biography of Harm, Victims and Secondary Victims of the Powerful 3. How Victims and Secondary Victims Are Pushed to Invisibility 4. Harmful Effects on Secondary Victims 5. The Counter to Invisibility and Harm Conclusion – Alternative Social Arrangements and Final Summary

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Katy Snell is Lecturer of Criminology at the University of Hull.

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