Why do we know some victims' names and not others?

In this episode of Motive & Method, Tim & Xanthe explore how conscious bias is enacted in the justice system and serves to protect some groups of people, while others are left more vulnerable. 

If the victim is seen as totally innocent, criminologists describe them as the “ideal victim”, which in turn garners more sympathy and ultimately more attention from the media, the public, and sometimes the police. Its impacts are longstanding and can even determine the fate of victims, survivors and those before the courts fighting for justice and restitution for certain crimes.  

So who can we turn to when the police cannot be trusted? 

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