Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 200
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Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4422-6081-8 • Hardback • December 2017 • $51.00 • (£39.00)
978-1-4422-6082-5 • eBook • December 2017 • $48.50 • (£37.00)
Venessa Garcia earned her doctorate in sociology from the State University of New York University at Buffalo in 1999 and is a full-time member of the faculty with the Department of Criminal Justice at New Jersey City University. Dr. Garcia’s research focus is in the areas of women and criminal justice as well as crime and media. Her media research has been published in books and encyclopedias. She has published research on women, race and policing in academic journals. Dr. Garcia’s last book was titled, Gendered Justice: Intimate Partner Violence and the Criminal Justice System, also with Rowman & Littlefield. She also published a book on female victims of crime. Dr. Garcia is currently working on books in the areas of women and policing and female offenders.
Samantha Garcia Arkerson is a student of early childhood development. When not working with children she enjoys writing short stories, drawing, and photography. Her art was displayed at the Union County Teen Arts Festival, and she has been commissioned on other art projects. Samantha brings to this book a generational perspective.
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: News Media, Social Media, and Crime Waves
Chapter 3: Framing and Narrating Crime in the News
Chapter 4: Crime in the Movies
Chapter 5: Crime Television
Chapter 6: Policing Crime
Chapter 7: Courtrooms and Lawyers in the Media
Chapter 8: Prison in the Media
Chapter 9: Conclusion: Media’s Social Construction of Crime and Justice
Appendix A: Crime Movies Cited with Release Dates
Appendix B: Television Shows Cited with Air Dates
A lively and engaging read that tells us much – not only about the American media – but also about the nature of power and politics in the States. With its emphasis on race, gender, crime and justice, Crime, Media, and Reality is a distinctive contribution to the burgeoning literature on media and crime in the U.S.
— Yvonne Jewkes, professor of criminology, University of Brighton
In Crime, Media and Reality, Venessa Garcia and Samantha Arkerson provide an authoritative but also engaging and highly readable account of the media representation of crime, criminals and the criminal justice system. Crime and justice are staple elements across all forms of media and this comprehensive new text highlights the importance of academic criminology acknowledging the extent, popularity and influence of crime stories.
— Ian Marsh, PhD, principal lecturer in criminology, Liverpool Hope University