Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice
Ray Surette
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Deskripsi Buku
Become a critical media consumer with the help of MEDIA CRIME AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE With the ever increasing role of media in both reporting crime and shaping it into infotainment the importance of the interplay between contemporary media and the criminal justice system is greater today than ever before Author Ray Surette comprehensively surveys this interplay and showcases its impact emphasizing that people use media provided knowledge to construct a picture of the world and then act based on this constructed reality He also provides a bridge between relevant mass media research findings and criminal justice practice and corrects common misconceptions about the mass media s effects on crime and justice An end of book glossary chapter by chapter objectives classroom discussion questions and additional readings help you master the material and prepare for tests Become a critical media consumer with the help of MEDIA, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. With the ever-increasing role of media in both reporting crime and shaping it into infotainment, the importance of the interplay between contemporary media and the criminal justice system is greater today than ever before. Author Ray Surette ...comprehensively surveys this interplay and showcases its impact, emphasizing that people use media-provided knowledge to construct a picture of the world and then act based on this constructed reality. He also provides a bridge between relevant mass media research findings and criminal justice practice, and corrects common misconceptions about the mass media's effects on crime and justice. An end-of-book glossary, chapter-by-chapter objectives, classroom discussion questions, and additional readings help you master the material and prepare for tests.
