Crime and the media : headlines versus reality

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Author:

Muraskin, Roslyn.

ISBN:

9780131921337

Personal Author:

Muraskin, Roslyn.

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson Prentice Hall, c2007.

Physical Description:

xi, 162 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Overview : crime and the media : headlines versus reality -- What about the media? -- The relationship of crime reporting to the fear of crime -- Crimes and reactions -- The Salem witchcraft trials -- The Scopes Monkey Trial, 1925 -- The Menedez brothers, 1989 -- Colin Ferguson, 1993 -- The O.J. Simpson case, 1994 -- Jon-Benet Ramsey, 1996 -- Kobe Bryant, 2003 -- Daniel Pelosi, 2001 -- Elizabeth Ann Smart, 2002 -- Scott Peterson, 2002 -- Michael Jackson, 2004 -- Female offenders depicted by the media -- A star is formed : media construction of the female criminal -- Martha Stewart : this case is about lying -- Can the mass media do good? -- If a story isn't depicted by the media, it doesn't exist -- Conclusion.

Subject Term:

Crime in mass media.

Crime and the press -- United States -- Case studies.

Mass media and criminal justice -- United States -- Case studies.

Added Author:

Domash, Shelly Feuer.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0614/2006016910.html

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Summary

The public's knowledge of crime is primarily derived from the depiction in the media. If the media is responsible for the headlines, the conclusion to be reached is that they influence the public's attention regarding crime. This book examines, through the study of cases that have made headlines, what is noted as the fear of crime among the populace. In addition to cases such as Scott Peterson, Marilyn Sheppard, and Jon Benet Ramsey, the authors focus on the changes in the sentencing laws, policies, increased incarceration rates as well as the war on drugs and try to find the factors that brought about change. Focuses on the mass media and how it has transformed the criminal justice system. Presents 10 cases ranging throughout history right up until the 21st Century. Allows the reader to become involved in the case with an understanding of how the case was portrayed in the media. Explains the theory of crime and what attracts the media. The focus of this work, the media and its handling of the criminal justice system, will have appeal to anyone involved in criminal justice. The case descriptions, the commentary will fascinate all readers.