{"product_id":"the-circle-of-guilt-paperback","title":"The Circle of Guilt - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFredric Wertham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Bush\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 a New York City court sentenced Puerto Rican immigrant and teenage gang member Frank Santana to twenty-five years to life for second-degree murder. Fredric Wertham (1895-1981), one of the most influential authorities on child psychology in the twentieth century, was outraged and felt compelled to write \u003ci\u003eThe Circle of Guilt\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He had conducted multiple interviews with Santana and created an extensive psychological profile on him. Wertham saw unsettling patterns in the ways in which the case was reported, investigated, and deliberated. Media portrayed the victim, a white teenager named Bill Blankenship, as a \"model boy\" and reported the killing as \"unprovoked.\" In the furor surrounding the case, Santana was often called a \"hoodlum.\" Wertham suspected otherwise. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Circle of Guilt\u003c\/i\u003e, the psychiatrist uncovers a paradigm of fear, racism, distrust, and prejudice. He argues that the press's presentation of the case reflected extreme cultural bigotry. Wertham also reveals Blankenship's activity within teen gangs and asserts that Santana's actions were shaped in part by his unmediated exposure to mass media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This reprinted edition includes a new introduction by history professor William Bush that places both the crime and Wertham's work into cultural and historical context. Bush argues that much of what Wertham decries in mass media and its impact on justice and race applies equally today.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA famed psychiatrist's view of race, mass media, and a rush to judgment in New York City\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFredric Wertham\u003c\/b\u003e, longtime chief of psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital, authored \u003ci\u003eSeduction of the Innocent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 7.96 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52451594502451,"sku":"9781578069835","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NHhFalJjZ1VoUDRaS1kyMmQwUzRBdz09.webp?v=1759096607","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-circle-of-guilt-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}