Fear, justice & modern true crime

True crime obsession -- The serial effect -- Modern true crime -- Serial killers and notorious murderers -- Missing persons and unsolved murders -- Wrongful conviction narratives -- Fear, justice, and the experience of modern true crime.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cecil, Dawn K. (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder London Lynne Rienner Publishers 2020
In:Year: 2020
Online Access: Table of Contents
Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 21 A 793
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Keywords:
True crime stories > Social aspects
Crime and the press > Social aspects
Crime > Sociological aspects
Crime > Public opinion
Criminal justice, Administration of > Public opinion
Massenmedien > Kriminalität > Berichterstattung > Stereotyp > Kriminalitätsfurcht
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Summary:True crime obsession -- The serial effect -- Modern true crime -- Serial killers and notorious murderers -- Missing persons and unsolved murders -- Wrongful conviction narratives -- Fear, justice, and the experience of modern true crime.
"Explores the impact of true crime stories on our perceptions of crime, our fears, and even the criminal justice system"--
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 161-176
Physical Description:vii, 181 Seiten, 1 Diagramm, 24 cm
ISBN:978-1-62637-901-5