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With a combination of field experience and criminological research, this book gives insight to the news and drama programming that shapes the way viewers perceive crime and the formation of policy.



Table of Contents

Chapter 1: What’s So New About News?

Chapter 2: Murder in the First Degree

Chapter 3: Murder in the First Block

Chapter 4: “True” Crime Shows

Chapter 5: News You Can’t Use

Chapter 6: It’s All in the Genes

Chapter 7: The Unbearable Weight of Being Black

Chapter 8: Damsels in Distress

Chapter 9: Missing Pretty White Girls

Chapter 10: It’s Hard Being a Girl…Even Harder Being a Girl of Color

Chapter 11: Good Cops, Bad Cops, Dirty Cops, and Mad Cops: Five Hollywood Films

Chapter 12: From the TV Screen to the Ballot Box

Crime in TV, the News, and Film: Misconceptions,

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A Hardback by Beth E. Adubato, Nicole M. Sachs, Donald F. Fizzinoglia

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    Publisher: Lexington Books
    Publication Date: 20/05/2022
    ISBN13: 9781793628688, 978-1793628688
    ISBN10: 1793628688
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    Description

    Book Synopsis

    With a combination of field experience and criminological research, this book gives insight to the news and drama programming that shapes the way viewers perceive crime and the formation of policy.



    Table of Contents

    Chapter 1: What’s So New About News?

    Chapter 2: Murder in the First Degree

    Chapter 3: Murder in the First Block

    Chapter 4: “True” Crime Shows

    Chapter 5: News You Can’t Use

    Chapter 6: It’s All in the Genes

    Chapter 7: The Unbearable Weight of Being Black

    Chapter 8: Damsels in Distress

    Chapter 9: Missing Pretty White Girls

    Chapter 10: It’s Hard Being a Girl…Even Harder Being a Girl of Color

    Chapter 11: Good Cops, Bad Cops, Dirty Cops, and Mad Cops: Five Hollywood Films

    Chapter 12: From the TV Screen to the Ballot Box

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