Are all victims white? Are all villains black? White Victims, Black Villains traces how race and
gender have combined in news media narratives about crime and violence in US culture …

I want to start this third edition of Media & Crime with the story of an event that could not have
opened the first edition published in 2004. On 15th April 2013, two bombs exploded close to …

Contact with the criminal justice system is greater today than at any time in our history. In this
article, we argue that interactions with criminal justice are an important source of political …

Expertly drawing on international examples and existing literature, Penal Populism closes a
gap in the field of criminology. In this fascinating expose of current crime policy John Pratt …

Although criminal justice systems vary greatly around the world, one theme has emerged in
all western jurisdictions in recent years: a rise in both the rhetoric and practice of severe …

The US crime rate has dropped steadily for more than a decade, yet the rate of incarceration
continues to skyrocket. Today, more than 2 million Americans are locked in prisons and jails …

Movies play a central role in shaping our understanding of crime and the world generally,
helping us define what is good and bad, desirable and unworthy, lawful and illicit, strong …

" The possibility of being a victim of a crime is ever present on my mind; thinking about it as
natural as breathing."—40-year-old woman This is a compelling analysis of how women in …

Celebrity culture has a pervasive presence in our everyday lives–perhaps more so than ever
before. It shapes not simply the production and consumption of media content but also the …

Research demonstrates a complex relationship between television viewing and fear of
crime. Social critics assert that media depictions perpetuate the dominant cultural ideology …