Crime, culture and the media
By: Eamonn Carrabine.
Series: Crime & society series; Crime and society series (Polity Press)
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780745634654; 9780745634661
Subjects: Mass media and crime; Crime in mass media; Crime in popular culture; Crime and the press; Crime -- Public opinion; Mass media -- Influence
Description: "The relationships between crime and the media have long been the subject of intense debate. In this book, Eamonn Carrabine untangles these debates and grapples with the powerful dynamics of fear and desire that underlie our obsession with crime. Chapter-by-chapter the book introduces the different ways in which relationships between crime and the media have been understood, including classic debates about the media's effects, news production and moral panics, as well as more cutting-edge studies of the representation of crime in the contemporary media." "Combining empirical research findings with the latest theoretical developments, the book will appeal to advanced undergraduates and graduate students across the social sciences, especially those taking courses in criminology and media studies."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-224) and index.