Media and Crime Content, Context and Consequence
Media and Crime: Content, Context and Consequence by Katrina Clifford, published by Oxford University Press in 2017, offers a critical examination of the relationship between media and crime. This edition spans 315 pages and is presented in English. The book combines insights from journalism, media studies, and criminology to explore how media influences perceptions of crime, risk, and vulnerability, while also addressing the interactions between police, courts, and various groups with mediated representations of crime.
Readers will find a thorough investigation into both traditional and emerging media forms, focusing on how these platforms shape societal views on criminality and justice. The authors delve into the processes of media-framing and its implications for public discourse surrounding crime and criminal justice responses. This work is particularly relevant for those interested in the intersections of social science, criminology, and media studies, providing a comprehensive analysis of how media representations impact societal understanding of crime.
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In Media and Crime: Content, Context, and Consequence, authors Katrina Clifford and Rob White combine the skills and expertise of journalism and media studies with criminological knowledge to critically interrogate the nexus between the media and crime and the links between process, practice, and representation. It addresses media in its traditional and emerging forms and explores the ways in which police, courts, and different groups engage with mediated representations of crime, risk, fear, and vulnerability. The authors also investigate the role that media plays in shaping perceptions of crime and criminality, and how media-framing occurs in relation to debates about criminal justice and responses to crime.
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