Sites I like: Women In Crime Ink
ByI don’t remember how I stumbled across Women in Crime Ink (I think I was googling some statistic I heard on an episode of Law and Order: SVU), but it’s now become one of the sites I browse at least once a week.
A blog about women, crime, and the media whose contributors range from policewomen to sex-crimes prosecutors to forensics experts to mystery novelists, the content on Women in Crime Ink is an interesting mix of information about the law, forensics, and criminology; the psychology of criminals and victims; critiques of how the media covers a particular crime (or type of crime); advice for mystery writers; and true crime stories.
Here are some of their recent blog posts:
- Cutting-edge FBI Data Technology - an overview of how the FBI uses computers and technology to track criminals
- What Makes a True Crime Book Bad?
- Christmas Tidings of Mayhem - a look back at the 1885 Austin, TX serial killer dubbed the “Servant Girl Annihilator”, who was never apprehended
- 2009: Sex, Sex, and More Sex - a review of the year’s high-profile cases of infidelity and sexual assault
- Lessons From the Dead - why adolescents are especially vulnerable to predators and how they can protect themselves
I’m not a huge fan of true crime stories, but I’m interested in the statistics and psychology of criminal behavior. It may seem like a morbid topic, but we live in a culture rife with crime, and reading the perspectives of women who are experts in this field gives me important information, and food for thought.
If you’re interested in criminology, writing a mystery or true crime novel, or just learning more about the world we live in, check it out at womenincrimink.com.
