Media Coverage of Crime and Criminal Justice
- ISBN-10
- 1531006019
- ISBN-13
- 9781531006013
- Category
- Crime in mass media
- Pages
- 438
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-07
- Author
- Matthew B. Robinson
Description
"This book critically examines the media to identify how crime and criminal justice are treated in the news, entertainment, and infotainment media. The book sheds light on important realities of crime and criminal justice and corrects major misconceptions created by coverage of crime and criminal justice in the media."--
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