Provides an empirical study of media and law enforcement bias in reporting and investigating homicides of African American women compared with their white counterparts.

This book provides an empirical study of media and law enforcementbias in reporting and investigating homicides of African-American women compared with their white counterparts. The author discusses the symbiotic relationship between media coverage and the response from law enforcement to victims of color. A deeply troubling disparity in reporting the disappearance and homicides of female victims reflects racial inequality and institutionalized racism in the social structure that need to be addressed.