Summary Of Ghettoside By Jill Polly

Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America In the book “Ghettoside”, Jill Leovy talks about black-on-black crimes, which is a very relevant issue today in the United States, blacks are suffering from the lack of effective criminal justice system, the lack of cooperation from the witnesses, and how sickening it is for a family to lose someone because of homicide. An officer named John Skaggs, who is the main protagonist of the story. Leovy described John Skaggs as compassionate and relentless. Skaggs would be assigned to solve the murder case of Bryan Tenelle, a son of a homicide detective named Wallace Tenelle. Furthermore, Leovy also talked about the murder cases of the other black men, which occurred at same time. Most of these cases

When Wally Tenelle found out that his son had been murdered, he thought about his wife. He knew his wife Yadira would be heartbroken if tells his wife about the death of their son. Walley Tenelle handle it easier because he is a cop and murder is part nature of his job. It doesn’t mean his feelings didn’t get hurt. He dealt with it that way because he wanted to remain strong for his family. It is very hard for a family to accept that they lost their loved ones because of murder. Some families may be able to go through the grieving process while some may not. Some may seek for justice while some may lose their hope that they may not get the justice that their loved ones deserved. Probably because of the lack of effective criminal justice system. The death of loved ones can be traumatic. Barbara Pritchett, for example, her son’s death traumatized her. She became too frighten to venture outside due to the fact that her son was shot few blocks away. She would spend days lying in the dark and unable to move or speak. She would wear a shirt with a picture of her son. She dealt with her son’s death differently from how the Tenelles dealt with Bryan’s death. This justify that homicide is indeed sickening for family