Ripple Effects and Agency: Using Narrative Policy Framework to Examine Crime Victim Framing in Print Media around Passage of the Crime Victims’ Rights Act

• In Event: Narrative Applications in Law, Regulation, and Criminal Policy

Brief Overview

In this study, we draw on narrative theory, criminology, and legal policy studies to understand the relationship between public policy and popular conceptions of crime victims in the US.

Authors

• Holly L. Peterson, Louisiana State University

• Ryan Williams, University of New England

• Sarah Koon-Magnin, Christopher Newport University