Death by the Powerful

Name: Death by the Powerful
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ISBN: 9781529233940

Invisibility and Social Harm

Katy Snell (The University of Hull, UK)

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English

Bristol University Press
19 June 2026

Corporate crime; Organised crime; Penology & punishment; Political corruption

Series: Studies in Social Harm

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.

By: Katy Snell (The University of Hull UK)
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529233940
ISBN 10: 1529233941
Series: Studies in Social Harm
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 19 June 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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