Books for Crime and Media Courses

TV Cops

The Contemporary American Television Police Drama

By Jonathan Nichols-Pethick

The police drama has been one of the longest running and most popular genres in American television. In TV Cops, Jonathan Nichols-Pethick argues that, perhaps more than any other genre, the police series in all its manifestations—from Hill Street Blues to Miami Vice to The Wire—embodies the full...

Published April 24th 2012 by Routledge

The Scene of Violence

Cinema, Crime, Affect

By Alison Young

In the contemporary fascination with images of crime, violence gets under our skin and keeps us enthralled. The Scene of Violence explores the spectator’s encounter with the cinematic scene of violence – rape and revenge, homicide and serial killing, torture and terrorism. Providing a detailed...

Published May 16th 2010 by Routledge-Cavendish

Crime and Media

A Reader

Edited by Chris Greer

Series: Routledge Student Readers

This engaging and timely collection gathers together for the first time key and classic readings in the ever-expanding area of crime and media. Comprizing a carefully distilled selection of the most important contributions to the field, Crime and Media: A Reader tackles a wide range of issues...

Published August 31st 2009 by Routledge

Crime, Justice and the Media

By Ian Marsh, Gaynor Melville

Crime, Justice and the Media examines and analyzes the relationship between the media and crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. It considers how crime and criminals have been portrayed by the media over time, applying different theoretical perspectives on the media to the way crime,...

Published December 11th 2008 by Routledge