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Popular Culture and Criminal Justice: A Preliminary Analysis

NCJ Number
124480
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 18 Issue: 3 Dated: (1990) Pages: 261-274
Author(s)
G R Newman
Date Published
1990
Length
14 pages
Annotation
This article reviews criminal justice themes in various popular culture media-chiefly comics, TV, and movies.
Abstract
It sets up a preliminary scheme for classification of motifs, points to areas that are crucial for research, and makes some general observations about the significance of some of the trends observed for criminological researchers of differing viewpoints. 32 notes, 46 references. (Author abstract)

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