Criminal Visions: Media representations of crime and justice - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843920131 ISBN 13: 9781843920137

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

Media representations of law and order are matters of keen public interest and have been the subject of intense debate amongst those with an interest in the media, crime and criminal justice. Despite being an increasingly high profile subject few publications address this subject head on. This book aims to meet this need by bringing together an important range of papers from leading researchers in the field, addressing issues of fictional, factual and hybrid representations in the media -the so called 'docu-dramas' and 'faction'.

About this title

Synopsis:

Media representations of law and order are matters of keen public interest and have been the subject of intense debate amongst those with an interest in the media, crime and criminal justice. Many people have had no direct contact and experience with the criminal justice system and therefore rely on media reports and representations, something which has important implications for public perceptions of law enforcement agencies, the courts and prisons as well as offenders and victims. Despite being an increasingly high profile subject few publications address this subject head on. This book aims to meet this need by bringing together an important range of papers from leading researchers in the field addressing issues of fictional, factual and hybrid representations in the media - the so called "docu-dramas" and "faction". Overall the book makes a important contribution to the definition of a rapidly expanding field.

About the Author:

Paul Mason is a Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UK. He has written extensively in the field of crime and media, and is the editor of Criminal Visions: media representations of crime and justice (2003) and co-author (with Frank Leishman) of Policing and the Media: facts, fictions and factions (2003), both published by Willan Publishing. He is Editor of the Journal of Crime, Conflict and Media Culture.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1843920131
• ISBN 13: 9781843920137
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Mason Paul