Law in popular belief

Anthony Amatrudo is Associate Professor in Criminology at Middlesex UniversityRegina Rauxloh is Associate Professor in Law at the University of Southampton

This book looks at the relationship between statute law and legal practice. It examines how law is applied in reality and more precisely how law is perceived by the general public in contrast to the legal profession. It explores how myths are created about the law and how myths are created by the law.

Introduction - Anthony Amatrudo and Regina E. RauxlohPart I: Perception shaped by traditional media1 Criminology through the looking glass - Colin Sumner2 What do they know of law who only cop shows know? - Anthony Amatrudo3 Regurgitating the media image: toward a phenomenology of the 'visible' in criminal justice - Matthew R. Draper and David PolizziPart II: Perception shaped by other means4 'Kony is so last month': lessons from social media stunt 'Kony 2012' - Regina E. Rauxloh5 A comparative analysis of the criminal and civil justice systems in England and Wales - Matthew R. Smith6 Beliefs about the European Court of Human Rights in the United Kingdom Parliament - Paul Johnson7 Forward! Coding, de-coding, and re-coding law in public art for urban regeneration - Ronnie LippensPart III: Perception of those at the fringe of society8 Criminology and the legacies of Clarice Starling - David Wilson9 Letters to Casey Anthony, a woman accused of murder - Lizzie Seal10 The gypsy's lot: myth and reality - Robert JagoIndex