{"product_id":"media-crime-and-criminal-justice-james-a-buccellato-9781516528745","title":"Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice: A Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedia, Crime, and Criminal Justice: A Reader\u003c\/em\u003e provides readers with a variety of articles that showcase examples of cutting-edge research on crime and media. The text helps students better understand how crime and media are intertwined within culture and how this unique connection influences our behaviors, attitudes, and values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnit One provides an overview of the major conceptual tools used by media and crime scholars. Dedicated readings explore the concept of globalization to contextualize the study of crime, copycat crime, moral panic, the debate surrounding the influence of violent media content on violent behavior, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnit Two examines common crime narratives in the news media and popular culture. Students read about the over inflation of crime statistics, actors and institutions within the criminal justice system, and television news coverage of corporate crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final unit explores how political processes and media narratives combine to either deepen or hinder our democratic values. Dedicated readings speak to the political economy of media ownership, how mass media often reinforce criminal stereotypes about Black Americans, the rise in feminism in the horror genre, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMedia, Crime, and Criminal Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is ideal for courses in criminal justice, criminology, communications, cultural studies, and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James A. Buccellato\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1516528743\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781516528745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.82d","brand":"James A. Buccellato","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943942160639,"sku":"9781516528745","price":158.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4be806ac-6cb8-42f8-a816-96204d3d6e78.jpg?v=1681500889","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/media-crime-and-criminal-justice-james-a-buccellato-9781516528745","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}