Beschreibung:
Ian Marsh is Principal Lecturer in Criminology at Liverpool Hope University. His recent publications include Crime and Criminal Justice (with Gaynor Melville, Keith Morgan, Gareth Norris and John Cochrane - Routledge 2011) and Sociology: Making Sense of Society (fifth edition, Pearson 2013).
Crime, Justice and the Media, 3rd ed., offers a clear, accessible and comprehensive analysis on the relationship between the media, crime and criminal justice and a detailed examination of how crime, criminals and others involved in the criminal justice process are portrayed by the media.
1. Introduction - A Brief History of the Media Portrayal of Crime and Criminals 2. Applying Theoretical Perspectives on the Media to Crime 3. The Media and Moral Panics - Theories and Examples 4. The Media Portrayal of Criminals 5. The Media Portrayal of Victims 6. The Media and the Criminal Justice System 7. New Media Technology and Crime - Cybercrime 8. Crime, Justice and the Cinema 9. The Media, Punishment and Public Opinion