NCJ Number
138989
Date Published
1992
Length
316 pages
Annotation
This analysis of the impact of the entertainment and news media on crime and criminal justice concludes that the media can be perceived both as a major cause of crime and violence and as an unused but powerful potential solution to crime.
Abstract
The text also describes media effects on public attitudes about crime and justice, media-based anticrime programs, and the use of media technology in the judicial system and in law enforcement. It focuses on print media, electronic and film media, and media service organizations such as wire services and syndicates. The discussion aims to review the findings of recent research regarding the mass media, describe ongoing research programs, and highlight and correct common misconceptions regarding the mass media's effects on crime and justice. It also aims to teach readers to be critical users of the mass media and to provide researchers with a broad context for their specific studies. Figures, photographs, case examples, chapter reference notes, and more than 600 references