Just Another Dead Indian Book Report

In the book entitled Just Another defunct Indian A Serial Killer and Canadas Indifference, Goulding reveals the dim seated inequality that exists in the Canadian Criminal referee System, the media, and the public (Goulding, 2001). To support his claims Goulding uses one of Canadas most offensive crimes the nonparallel killings of John Martin Crawford. Those who are aware of John Crawfords terrible deeds would agree that his case belongs in the unite of Clifford Olsen, Paul Bernardo, Marcello Palma, and other infamous serial killers. However, the amount of publicity and media attention John Martin Crawfords trial received paralleled that of a small town fair (Goulding, 2001). His aggressive sexual deportment which resulted in the deaths of Eva Taysup, Shelley Napope, and Calinda Waterhen were shunned by the public and regarded as mildly interesting by the media (Goulding, pg 211). Why was such an appalling crime so widely ignored? Goulding argues the murders of John Martin Crawford were ignored because of the ethnic background, favorable position, and economic status of his victims (Goulding, 2001). All which were Aboriginal, economically impoverished, and socially excluded.




    It is sternly to disagree with Gouldings steadfast argument that the characteristics of the murder victims compulsive the poor publicity of John Martin Crawfords crime. He competently defended his position with relevant quotations and cross analysis comparisons of similar serial killings in Canada that acquired more media attention (Goulding, pg 217). Gouldings argument is tho solidified, though not mentioned in his book, by the work of victimologists. more or less victimologists would agree that a prime determinant of the publics reaction to a crime would be the characteristics of the victim(s) (Karmen, pg 37). As terry Hinz (the prosecuting lawyer of the John Martin Crawford case) suggested, the public responds to victims they can relate or sympathize with (Goulding, pg 210). These victims usually fall...If you want to get a climb essay, order it on our website: Orderessay



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