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
Biography
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).
Gaynor Melville was Lecturer in Criminology at Liverpool Hope University. Her publications include Crime and Criminal Justice (with Ian Marsh, Keith Morgan, Gareth Norris and John Cochrane – Routledge 2011) and Criminal Justice: An Introduction to Philosophies, Theories and Practice (with Ian Marsh and John Cochrane – Routledge 2004).
