Framing crime : cultural criminology and the image / edited by Keith J. Hayward and Mike Presdee.

Other author Hayward, Keith J.
Other author Presdee, Mike, 1944-
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Descriptionxii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Abstract In a world in which media images of crime and deviance proliferate, where every facet of offending is reflected in a avast hall of mirrorsa. Framing Crime: Cultural Criminology and the Image makes sense of the increasingly blurred line between the real and the virtual.Images of crime and crime control have become almost as 'real' as crime and criminal justice itself. The meaning of both crime and crime control now resides, not solely in the essential - and essentially false - factuality of crime rates or arrest records, but also in the contested processes of symbolic display, cultural interpretation, and representational negotiation.It is essential, then, that criminologists are closely attuned to the various ways in which crime is imagined, constructed and framed within modern society. Framing Crime responds to this demand with a collection of papers aimed at helping the reader to understand the ways in which the contemporary a story of crimeal is constructed and promulgated through the image. It also provides the relevant analytical and research tools to unearth the hidden social and ideological concerns that frequently underpin images of crime, violence and transgression. Framing Crime will be of interest to students and academics in the fields of criminology, crime and the media, and sociology.
General note"A GlassHouse book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009025828
ISBN9780415459037 (hbk)
ISBN0415459036 (hbk)
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ISBN0415459044 (pbk.)
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Joyner General Stacks P96.C74 F73 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold