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FROM THE COVER: In this provocative volume, Ray Surette challenges readers to consider the commonly perceived paradoxical relationship of the media to crime and criminal justice: both as a major cause of crime and violence and as an untapped but powerful potential solution to crime.
Brooks/Cole Publishing Company. 1992. 315p.
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By Steven M. Chermak
In the gripping pages of this novel, readers are drawn into a world where mystery and suspense intertwine with raw human emotion. As the intricate plot unfolds, characters are forced to confront their deepest fears and desires, ultimately revealing the complexities of the human psyche. This thought-provoking narrative challenges readers to examine their own beliefs and motivations as they navigate a thrilling journey filled with unexpected twists and turns. A compelling blend of heart-pounding action and profound introspection, this book is sure to captivate readers from beginning to end.
Boulder. Oxford. Westview Press. 1995. 213p.
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By DORIS A. GRABER
In Crime News and the Public, the author delves into the intricate relationship between crime reporting and the public perception of crime. This insightful book explores how media coverage of criminal events shapes our understanding of crime, criminals, and the criminal justice system. Through a series of thought-provoking analyses and real-world examples, the author challenges readers to question the impact of sensationalized crime stories on society.
From dissecting the role of the media in influencing public fear to investigating the ethics of crime reporting, Crime News and the Public offers a comprehensive examination of the complex dynamics at play. Whether you're a journalist, a criminologist, or simply a concerned citizen, this book is a must-read that will leave you questioning the narratives presented in the news and the implications they hold for our communities.
Praeger, 1980, 239 pages
By Christopher P. Wilson.
Since the mid-1960s, the war on crime has reshaped public attitudes about state authority, criminal behavior, and the responsibilities of citizenship. But how have American writers grappled with these changes? What happens when a journalist approaches the workings of organized crime not through its legendary Godfathers but through a workaday, low-level figure who informs on his mob? Why is it that interrogation scenes have become so central to prime-time police dramas of late? What is behind writers’ recent fascination with “cold case” homicides, with private security, or with prisons? In Learning to Live with Crime, Christopher P. Wilson examines this war on crime and how it has made its way into cultural representation and public consciousness. Under the sway of neoconservative approaches to criminal justice and public safety, Americans have been urged to see crime as an inevitable risk of modern living and to accept ever more aggressive approaches to policing, private security, and punishment. The idea has been not simply to fight crime but to manage its risks; to inculcate personal vigilance in citizens; and to incorporate criminals’ knowledge through informants and intelligence gathering. At its most scandalous, this study suggests, contemporary law enforcement has even come to mimic crime’s own operations.
Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press, 2010. 302p.
