Friday, 27 July 2007
see you soon!
i wont be able to update my blog over the next couple of days, as i wont be around so i will soon update it when i am back!!
one of my research methods
to help me with my primary reseacher,, i am going to look at each articles of the 3 people i am focusing at, and see how they are been represented in the media, then i am going to change the way it is been written and ask people which article looks more professional and then i will compare my results,, this would help me because it will show me how the use of language and represntation can effect how people read whats in the media.
Friday, 13 July 2007
Wednesday, 11 July 2007
real vs fiction
i will also be looking at how film such as kill bill, natural born killers and many more have represent the women and how they have been represneted in the real world!
my main focus i will be looking at are Beverly Allitt, Rose West and Myra Hindley and how they are been repensented in the media and the language that it been used to discuss the case studies. so far from what i have read all three of them are been protrayed differently such as myra hindley hey picture is a mug shot and the language that has been used for her is very differnet compared to the other two.
Rose West
A former prison officer who says she was "encouraged to befriend" mass murderer Rosemary West while on suicide watch is suing the Home Office.
Lynn Armstrong claims she was so traumatised by her exposure to the notorious killer in Winchester Prison it left her under the illusion West was innocent.
Mrs Armstrong, from Dorset, first spent time with West at London's Holloway Prison and moved with her to Winchester where she stood trial in 1995.
Her counsel, Andrew Bulhan, told the High Court in London she spent more time with West than any other officer.
25 Cromwell Street: "House of Horrors"It was partly the shock of West's conviction for "horrendous crimes" that drove Mrs Armstrong, of Oakhurst Lane, West Down, Ferndown, into depression and a dramatic personality change.
She was transformed from an ambitious and highly motivated woman officer into "a grumpy, argumentative, belligerent and, I'm afraid, disillusioned prison officer until she was medically retired," said Mr Bulhan.
He said it was at the forefront of Mrs Armstrong's case that she had been "encouraged to befriend" West by several prison governors in order to stop her committing suicide as her husband, Fred, was later to do before he could stand trial.
Her superiors had failed to protect her against the risk of psychiatric injury associated with prolonged exposure to one of the worst mass killers Britain has ever produced, the court was told.
The Home Office denies liability in the case, which is expected to last five days.
Lynn Armstrong claims she was so traumatised by her exposure to the notorious killer in Winchester Prison it left her under the illusion West was innocent.
Mrs Armstrong, from Dorset, first spent time with West at London's Holloway Prison and moved with her to Winchester where she stood trial in 1995.
Her counsel, Andrew Bulhan, told the High Court in London she spent more time with West than any other officer.
25 Cromwell Street: "House of Horrors"It was partly the shock of West's conviction for "horrendous crimes" that drove Mrs Armstrong, of Oakhurst Lane, West Down, Ferndown, into depression and a dramatic personality change.
She was transformed from an ambitious and highly motivated woman officer into "a grumpy, argumentative, belligerent and, I'm afraid, disillusioned prison officer until she was medically retired," said Mr Bulhan.
He said it was at the forefront of Mrs Armstrong's case that she had been "encouraged to befriend" West by several prison governors in order to stop her committing suicide as her husband, Fred, was later to do before he could stand trial.
Her superiors had failed to protect her against the risk of psychiatric injury associated with prolonged exposure to one of the worst mass killers Britain has ever produced, the court was told.
The Home Office denies liability in the case, which is expected to last five days.
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
myra hindley
Moors murderer Myra Hindley has died in hospital following a chest infection, at the age of 60.
For many years, Myra Hindley was depicted by the tabloid press as "the most hated woman in Britain".
The crimes committed by Hindley and her lover, Ian Brady, shocked the nation and became the benchmark by which other acts of evil came to be measured.
On 6 May 1966, at Chester Assizes, Hindley and Brady were jailed for life after a 15-day trial.
They were convicted of the murders of Lesley Ann Downey, aged 10, in 1964, and Edward Evans, aged 17, in 1965.
Brady was also convicted of the murder of 12-year-old John Kilbride, and Hindley was found guilty of being an accessory.
Lesley Ann Downey and John Kilbride were both strangled. Edward Evans was attacked with a hatchet and strangled.
A 60s snapshot helped police locate the gravesThe case was made even more notorious by the tape-recording played to the trial of Lesley Ann Downey pleading for her life.
The killings soon became known as the "Moors murders" because the bodies had been buried on Saddleworth Moor, near Manchester.
In 1987, Brady and Hindley confessed to two further murders - those of Pauline Reade, aged 16, and 12-year-old Keith Bennett.
Father's violence
Searches conducted on Saddleworth Moor led to the discovery of Pauline Reade's body, but Keith Bennett's body was never found.
The director of public prosecutions decided a prosecution of the two cases would not be in the public interest.
Ian Brady: Will never seek paroleHindley was born in Crumpsall, a Manchester suburb, in 1942.
Years later she spoke of the tyrannical violence of her father, Bob, a building labourer.
She left school at 15, learned how to type and within three years went to work at a small chemical firm.
There she met Brady, who was working as a stock clerk.
He had a minor criminal record with stretches in borstals and Strangeways Prison in Manchester.
While inside, he began his fixation with Hitler and the writings of the Marquis de Sade.
Infatuation
Until then, Hindley had been, by all accounts, a perfectly normal girl, with strong religious feelings.
She loved children and animals, and was much in demand as a babysitter.
The body of Keith Bennett was never foundShe was, like most teenage girls, highly romantic, and became infatuated with Brady.
She wrote in her diary: "I hope he loves me, and will marry me some day."
When they became lovers, Hindley was prepared to do anything Brady asked.
So in July 1963, he persuaded her to lure 16-year-old Pauline Reade up to the moors.
Pauline was killed, and Hindley helped Brady to bury her body.
Campaign for parole
In October 1963, the couple drove to the market at Ashton-under-Lyne, where 12-year-old John Kilbride did odd jobs for stallholders.
As it became dark and foggy, Hindley asked him if he wanted a lift. It was the last time he was seen alive.
In 1987, Brady and Hindley helped police search the moorsBrady and Hindley tried to involve other people in their activities, but one of these, Myra's brother-in-law David Smith, eventually caused their capture.
He called the police after he witnessed the murder of Edward Evans.
Ian Brady, now 64, was moved from prison to a high security hospital in 1985.
He has recently called for a public hearing to determine whether he should still be detained in a mental institution.
But he has repeatedly told the BBC he has no desire to be freed, and will never seek parole.
Hindley, however, pursued a long campaign for parole, with the support of the late Lord Longford, who visited her frequently in prison.
'A good woman'
In 1998, Appeal Court judges upheld the decision by the former Home Secretary Jack Straw that Hindley should stay in prison until she died, unless there were "exceptional" reasons to review the tariff.
Hindley lost her battle for paroleThey dismissed arguments by her lawyers that Mr Straw and his predecessors had acted unlawfully when they imposed a "full life tariff".
At the Appeal Court, Lord Justice Judge said Hindley's 1987 confession had revealed a "much greater level of involvement" with Brady than she had previously admitted.
Hindley's supporters argued that she had shown remorse since going to prison, where she became a devout Roman Catholic.
She had obtained an Open University degree in humanities and had become a "good woman", they said.
Hindley took her case to the House of Lords in 2000, but again failed, when five law lords ruled unanimously that Mr Straw's decision had been lawful and justified.
'Wicked and evil'
Just two days after the original trial, the judge who sentenced Hindley said: "Though I believe Brady is wicked beyond belief without hope of redemption, I cannot feel that the same is necessarily true of Hindley once she is removed from his influence."
Hindley gained an Open University degree But in 1994, Hindley wrote that she was "wicked and evil" and had behaved "monstrously".
She said: "Without me, those crimes could probably not have been committed."
Much of the debate about the fate of Myra Hindley focused on her relationship with Brady.
At her trial, evidence was produced that she had been subjected to threats, violence and intimidation by him.
Though Brady and Hindley exchanged love letters in their first years in custody, later he said she was a manipulative liar who was as committed to murder as he had been.
For many years, Myra Hindley was depicted by the tabloid press as "the most hated woman in Britain".
The crimes committed by Hindley and her lover, Ian Brady, shocked the nation and became the benchmark by which other acts of evil came to be measured.
On 6 May 1966, at Chester Assizes, Hindley and Brady were jailed for life after a 15-day trial.
They were convicted of the murders of Lesley Ann Downey, aged 10, in 1964, and Edward Evans, aged 17, in 1965.
Brady was also convicted of the murder of 12-year-old John Kilbride, and Hindley was found guilty of being an accessory.
Lesley Ann Downey and John Kilbride were both strangled. Edward Evans was attacked with a hatchet and strangled.
A 60s snapshot helped police locate the gravesThe case was made even more notorious by the tape-recording played to the trial of Lesley Ann Downey pleading for her life.
The killings soon became known as the "Moors murders" because the bodies had been buried on Saddleworth Moor, near Manchester.
In 1987, Brady and Hindley confessed to two further murders - those of Pauline Reade, aged 16, and 12-year-old Keith Bennett.
Father's violence
Searches conducted on Saddleworth Moor led to the discovery of Pauline Reade's body, but Keith Bennett's body was never found.
The director of public prosecutions decided a prosecution of the two cases would not be in the public interest.
Ian Brady: Will never seek paroleHindley was born in Crumpsall, a Manchester suburb, in 1942.
Years later she spoke of the tyrannical violence of her father, Bob, a building labourer.
She left school at 15, learned how to type and within three years went to work at a small chemical firm.
There she met Brady, who was working as a stock clerk.
He had a minor criminal record with stretches in borstals and Strangeways Prison in Manchester.
While inside, he began his fixation with Hitler and the writings of the Marquis de Sade.
Infatuation
Until then, Hindley had been, by all accounts, a perfectly normal girl, with strong religious feelings.
She loved children and animals, and was much in demand as a babysitter.
The body of Keith Bennett was never foundShe was, like most teenage girls, highly romantic, and became infatuated with Brady.
She wrote in her diary: "I hope he loves me, and will marry me some day."
When they became lovers, Hindley was prepared to do anything Brady asked.
So in July 1963, he persuaded her to lure 16-year-old Pauline Reade up to the moors.
Pauline was killed, and Hindley helped Brady to bury her body.
Campaign for parole
In October 1963, the couple drove to the market at Ashton-under-Lyne, where 12-year-old John Kilbride did odd jobs for stallholders.
As it became dark and foggy, Hindley asked him if he wanted a lift. It was the last time he was seen alive.
In 1987, Brady and Hindley helped police search the moorsBrady and Hindley tried to involve other people in their activities, but one of these, Myra's brother-in-law David Smith, eventually caused their capture.
He called the police after he witnessed the murder of Edward Evans.
Ian Brady, now 64, was moved from prison to a high security hospital in 1985.
He has recently called for a public hearing to determine whether he should still be detained in a mental institution.
But he has repeatedly told the BBC he has no desire to be freed, and will never seek parole.
Hindley, however, pursued a long campaign for parole, with the support of the late Lord Longford, who visited her frequently in prison.
'A good woman'
In 1998, Appeal Court judges upheld the decision by the former Home Secretary Jack Straw that Hindley should stay in prison until she died, unless there were "exceptional" reasons to review the tariff.
Hindley lost her battle for paroleThey dismissed arguments by her lawyers that Mr Straw and his predecessors had acted unlawfully when they imposed a "full life tariff".
At the Appeal Court, Lord Justice Judge said Hindley's 1987 confession had revealed a "much greater level of involvement" with Brady than she had previously admitted.
Hindley's supporters argued that she had shown remorse since going to prison, where she became a devout Roman Catholic.
She had obtained an Open University degree in humanities and had become a "good woman", they said.
Hindley took her case to the House of Lords in 2000, but again failed, when five law lords ruled unanimously that Mr Straw's decision had been lawful and justified.
'Wicked and evil'
Just two days after the original trial, the judge who sentenced Hindley said: "Though I believe Brady is wicked beyond belief without hope of redemption, I cannot feel that the same is necessarily true of Hindley once she is removed from his influence."
Hindley gained an Open University degree But in 1994, Hindley wrote that she was "wicked and evil" and had behaved "monstrously".
She said: "Without me, those crimes could probably not have been committed."
Much of the debate about the fate of Myra Hindley focused on her relationship with Brady.
At her trial, evidence was produced that she had been subjected to threats, violence and intimidation by him.
Though Brady and Hindley exchanged love letters in their first years in custody, later he said she was a manipulative liar who was as committed to murder as he had been.
beverly allitt -- liam taylor
this sight is to the story of beverly allitt killing all those innocent children and her history, i found it very intrest and made me feel angry t the same time.
beverly Allitt
Beverly Allitt: A Child Murderer
Beverly Allitt, a seemingly normal woman, took a turn for the worse and began a murdering spree that went unnoticed for months. Here is her life...
Facts
As a child, Beverly Allitt wore bandages and casts over her self-inflicted wounds that she would produce for attention.
From that time on she suffered from an extreme temper, aggressiveness towards complaining about a series of physical ailments that sent her into a hospital.
She actually persuaded a doctor to remove her perfectly fine appendix, and then failed to heal because she would pluck at her surgical scar.
She soon became a nurse as well as a caretaker. Allitt was accused of doing odd things in nursing homes, such as smearing feces on the walls and putting it in the refrigerator for others to find.
She realized that her fake sicknesses were not getting her the attention she desired, so she decided to go about it another way by abusing children.
Her first victim was seven-week-old Liam Taylor. He was brought into the hospital with a chest cold. Allitt took care of him and assured the parents everything would be fine. Later that night, Liam went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing. He was on life support, but his parents decided to take him off.
Her main way of killing her victims was to inject them with extremely high doses of insulin. Allitt’s victims went into cardiac arrest and either died, were permanently brain damaged, or were seriously injured.
The only motive that fits this case is her diagnoses of Munchausen by Proxy syndrome. It’s a disease in which people injure themselves or others in order to receive attention.
Allitt went on for months killing and injuring innocent young children. Finally, one of her patients, Claire Peck, was given an autopsy. Doctors found traces of the drug lignocaine in her tissues, a substance used in circumstances of cardiac arrest, but never in a baby.
Within three weeks of the investigation, police arrested Beverly Allitt. She denied having any part in the murders and she was extremely calm under interrogation. After a series of hearings, Allitt was charged with four counts of murder, eleven counts of attempted murder, and eleven counts of causing grievous bodily harm.
Allitt was convicted to 13 life sentences for murder and attempted murder. This was the most severe sentence ever given to a woman.
During her trial she rapidly lost weight and became anorexic. During her time in prison, she burned herself with boiling water and cut herself with glass.
Beverly Allitt, a seemingly normal woman, took a turn for the worse and began a murdering spree that went unnoticed for months. Here is her life...
Facts
As a child, Beverly Allitt wore bandages and casts over her self-inflicted wounds that she would produce for attention.
From that time on she suffered from an extreme temper, aggressiveness towards complaining about a series of physical ailments that sent her into a hospital.
She actually persuaded a doctor to remove her perfectly fine appendix, and then failed to heal because she would pluck at her surgical scar.
She soon became a nurse as well as a caretaker. Allitt was accused of doing odd things in nursing homes, such as smearing feces on the walls and putting it in the refrigerator for others to find.
She realized that her fake sicknesses were not getting her the attention she desired, so she decided to go about it another way by abusing children.
Her first victim was seven-week-old Liam Taylor. He was brought into the hospital with a chest cold. Allitt took care of him and assured the parents everything would be fine. Later that night, Liam went into cardiac arrest and stopped breathing. He was on life support, but his parents decided to take him off.
Her main way of killing her victims was to inject them with extremely high doses of insulin. Allitt’s victims went into cardiac arrest and either died, were permanently brain damaged, or were seriously injured.
The only motive that fits this case is her diagnoses of Munchausen by Proxy syndrome. It’s a disease in which people injure themselves or others in order to receive attention.
Allitt went on for months killing and injuring innocent young children. Finally, one of her patients, Claire Peck, was given an autopsy. Doctors found traces of the drug lignocaine in her tissues, a substance used in circumstances of cardiac arrest, but never in a baby.
Within three weeks of the investigation, police arrested Beverly Allitt. She denied having any part in the murders and she was extremely calm under interrogation. After a series of hearings, Allitt was charged with four counts of murder, eleven counts of attempted murder, and eleven counts of causing grievous bodily harm.
Allitt was convicted to 13 life sentences for murder and attempted murder. This was the most severe sentence ever given to a woman.
During her trial she rapidly lost weight and became anorexic. During her time in prison, she burned herself with boiling water and cut herself with glass.
methods of research
There are many methods that can be used in the my research, im going to use secondary research as well as primary research, im going to do interveiws and questionnaires to get qualitative and quantitive data. For primary data i will be doing my own research to get more of an insight, i will carry out interviews, questionnaires and emails to get my firt hand data, i will also be using secondary data to find out more information from existing data. i will use books, newspapers, internet, radio and TV to get my research.
Monday, 9 July 2007
Thursday, 5 July 2007
female offenders
this is a link from the bbc which has intersting information that can help me with my research, click on the title.
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
feminist point of view
this is a good sight as it has a feminist views on women and crime, click on the link to read more!
I know have decieded on what i want to do in the crime in the media topic as the pervious decision was a bit complicated, i now im going to focus on how women are been potrayed in the media as the cause of the crime! i will be looking at pervious incidents that women have done and look up on past storys and events, i will go ahead by looking in newespapers and on the internet.
Monday, 2 July 2007
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