176 Pages
by
Willan
176 Pages
by
Willan
176 Pages
by
Willan
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Policing and the Media provides an up-to-date overview of the changing dynamics and dimensions of the relationships that exist on the British police-media nexus. Factual, fictional and factional representations of policing in the media are the major - and for a great many citizens probably the sole - influence in shaping their perceptions and opinions about crime, law and order, community... Read more
1. Introduction: reality, realism and representation Part 1: Facts 2. Contents and effects 3. Proceeding in a promotional direction Part 2: Fictions 4. Patrol, plods and coppers 5. Thief-takers and rule-breakers 6. The changing contours of TV copland Part 3: Factions 7. That's infotainment 8. Trial by media-courting contempt 9. Summing up
Biography
Frank Leishman is Professor of Criminology, and Head of the Department of Natural and Social Sciences at the University of Gloucester.
Paul Mason is a Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University.
