Beyond “pleasant lies”: The “fictionalizing tendencies” in family members’ narratives of men’s violence
Published online on December 23, 2024
Abstract
Crime, Media, Culture, Volume 22, Issue 2, Page 292-309, April 2026.
Researchers have examined how perpetrators of harm—and those close to them—grapple with moral questions related to culpability and victimhood, often by developing excuses and justifications that “neutralize” the damage inflicted. Building on this research,...
Researchers have examined how perpetrators of harm—and those close to them—grapple with moral questions related to culpability and victimhood, often by developing excuses and justifications that “neutralize” the damage inflicted. Building on this research,...