Media and criminal justice
Subtitle: the CSI effect
By: Dennis J. Stevens.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780763755317
Subjects: Mass media and criminal justice -- United States; Mass media and criminal justice; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States; Mass media -- Influence
Description: "Media and criminal justice: the CSI effect illustrates how media coverage and television programs influence the public's perception of criminal justice. Fiction is often mistaken for reality, and this phenomenon called the CSI effect adds to the assumption that all criminal cases can be easily solved through the employment of high-tech forensic science, as depicted on television crime shows ... This text explores common misconceptions and their consequences, providing readers with the ability to critically analyze information promoted by the media and entertainment."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The media and the CSI craze; title: Motion pictures, popular television dramas, news reports; title: Wars on crime and junkies; title: Wars on sex offenders and poverty; title: Terrorism and the war on immigrants; title: Crime scene investigations, forensics, and junk science; title: Prosecutors; title: Wrongful convictions; title: The death penalty; title: Methodology and findings; title: Recommendations to reduce wrongful convictions and eliminate capital punishment.