Media & crime /

Jewkes, Yvonne,‏ ‎ 1966-‏

Media & crime / Media and crime Yvonne Jewkes. - 2nd ed. - London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2011. - viii, 317 p. ; 25 cm. - Key approaches to criminology .

Index : p. 306-317. Glossary : p. 277-290.

Bibliography : p. 291-305.

Introduction Theorizing Media and Crime -- The Construction of Crime News -- Media and Moral Panics -- Media Constructions of Children: 'Evil Monsters' and 'Tragic Victims' -- Media Misogyny: Monstrous Women -- Police, Offenders and Victims in the Media -- Crime Films and Prison Films -- Crime and the Surveillance Culture -- The role of the Internet in crime and deviance -- Re Conceptualizing the Relationship between Media and Crime.

THE definitive resource on media and crime, updated and fully revised. Engaging, accessible and comprehensive, a must-have for anyone studying criminology or media studies.


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Crime in mass media.
Mass media and crime.
Mass media and criminal justice.





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