{"product_id":"the-new-true-crime-9781479816040","title":"The New True Crime","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow serialized crime shows became an American obsession\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTV shows and podcasts like \u003ci\u003eMaking a Murderer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSerial\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAtlanta Monster\u003c\/i\u003e have taken the cultural zeitgeist by storm, and contributed to the release of wrongly imprisoned peoplesuch as Adnan Syed. The popularity of these long-form true crime docuseries has sparked greater attention to issues of inequality, power, social class, and structural racism. More and more, the American public is asking, Who is and is not deserving of punishment, and who is and is not protected by the law? In \u003ci\u003eThe New True Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, Diana Rickard argues that these new true crime series deserve our attention for what they reveal about our societal understanding of crime and punishment, and for the new light they shine on the inequalities of the criminal justice system. Questioning the finality of verdicts, framing facts as in the eye of the beholderthese new series unmoor our faith in what is knowable, even as, Ri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrue crime has long been a fixture in popular culture. Recently, wrongful convictions have captivated the general public and permeated that space. In\u003ci\u003e The New True Crime\u003c\/i\u003e, Diana Rickard skillfully analyzes this contemporary trend in true crime media. Rickard offers a fresh and exciting new take on wrongful convictions in the era of binge-watching. \u003ci\u003eThe New True Crime\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read. * Robert J. Norris, co-author of The Politics of Innocence: How Wrongful Convictions Shape Public Opinion *\u003cbr\u003eCan tropes of innocence and wrongful convictions battle the evil of ‘true crime crazy’? Can the culture that follows them be mobilized for the transformation of justice? Rickard records with laser-like focus the elements of obsessive popular and media focus that shape perceptions and, consequently, realities of crime and punishment in the US. * Michelle Brown, co-author of Criminology Goes to the Movies: Crime Theory and Popular Culture *\u003cbr\u003eA fascinating and insightful study of how the previously unstudied True Crime genre unfolds as both binge-worthy and sociologically revealing. Rickard taps eight controversial cases that blur boundaries between crime news and entertainment, draw us into complex assessments of guilt or innocence, and affect whether criminal justice reform efforts are likely to succeed. * Lynn S. Chancer, author of High Profile Crimes: When Legal Cases Become Social Causes *\u003cbr\u003eThe heart of the book is [Rickard's] analysis of the New True’s unique characteristics, contributions, potentials, and limits. A key strength of the work is that its insights are grounded within the larger sociocultural and political contexts that influence the operations of the criminal justice system. * Hedgehogs and Foxes *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409058046295,"sku":"9781479816040","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-new-true-crime-9781479816040","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}