Media and Crime

Author: (English) Jukes
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: This book presents many valuable and distinctive viewpoints, questioning many media phenomena we encounter daily. For example, why do crime dramas filled with police, crime, prisoners, and courtroom detectives dominate the global market and monopolize the world? Why are we, as audiences, so captivated by crime and moral deviance? If media coverage of crime can successfully attract public attention, can it also successfully influence public behavior and beliefs or increase public fear of crime? Is the media's interest in crime harmful? What is the relationship between mass media and crime? This book helps establish rational connections between different research fields and disciplines, and assists readers in understanding crime research and criminal justice within the broader context of policy, law, and ethics. It is a must-read for students and researchers in the fields of criminology, media studies, sociology, gender studies, psychology, and law.