| Policing and the Media Contributor(s): Leishman, Frank (Author), Mason, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1903240298 ISBN-13: 9781903240298 Publisher: Willan Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $168.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: An understanding of the dynamics of news construction and a critical awareness of popular media representations of policing is central to an understanding of the history and development of policing in the UK. At the same time, it provides a fascinating media case study of the complex interaction of representation and reality in the key criminal justice agency. This book provides an accessible account of the relationship between policing and the media. It focuses on the interplay between policing realities, public perception and media reflections, with particular emphasis on debates on such subjects as news management, and the implications for the police and wider criminal justice system of televised coverage of court proceedings. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 363.2 |
| LCCN: 2003276968 |
| Physical Information: 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Policing and the Media provides an up-to-date overview of the changing dynamics and dimensions of the relationships that exist on the British police-media nexus. Factual, fictional and factional representations of policing in the media are the major - and for a great many citizens probably the sole - influence in shaping their perceptions and opinions about crime, law and order, community safety, police efficiency and integrity, not to mention the efficacy of criminal justice and penal policy. This book deals with all three representations, noting the lines between such clear divisions are increasingly blurred and the concepts of reality, realism and representation, slippery and complex. |