Media and Crime in the U.S. / Edition 1

by Yvonne Jewkes, Travis W. Linnemann

Overview

The rise of mobile and social media means that everyday crime news is now more immediate, more visual, and more democratically produced than ever. Offering new and innovative ways of understanding the relationship between media and crime, Media and Crime in the U.S. critically examines the influence of media coverage of crimes on culture and identity in the United States and across the globe. With comprehensive coverage of the theories, research, and key issues, acclaimed author Yvonne Jewkes and award-winning professor Travis Linnemann have come together to shed light on some of the most troubling questions surrounding media and crime today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781483373904
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	08/29/2017
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Yvonne Jewkes is Professor of Criminology at the University of Bath and Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Melbourne. She has been carrying out prison research—much of it ethnography—for over 20 years and has spent the last decade researching and writing about prison architecture and design and their potential to rehabilitate. She has recently held two Economic and Social Research Council grants to study these topics and has worked as a consultant to prison architects and senior prison service personnel around the world. She has published extensively on various aspects of prisons and imprisonment, including (with Ben Crewe and Jamie Bennett) The Handbook on Prisons (2nd ed., 2016, Routledge). With Ben Crewe and Thomas Ugelvik, she is the Founding Editor of the new SAGE journal Incarceration.

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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 Theorizing Media and Crime
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
MEDIA “EFFECTS”
STRAIN THEORY AND ANOMIE
MARXISM, CRITICAL CRIMINOLOGY, AND THE “DOMINANT IDEOLOGY” APPROACH
PLURALISM, COMPETITION, AND IDEOLOGICAL STRUGGLE
REALISM AND RECEPTION ANALYSIS
LATE MODERNITY AND POSTMODERNISM
CULTURAL CRIMINOLOGY
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 2 The Construction of Crime News
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
NEWS VALUES FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM
TWO EXAMPLES OF NEWSWORTHY STORIES PAR EXCELLENCE
NEWS PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN A DIGITAL GLOBAL MARKETPLACE: THE RISE OF THE CITIZEN JOURNALIST
NEWS VALUES AND CRIME NEWS PRODUCTION: SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 3 Media and Moral Panics
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
THE BACKGROUND OF THE MORAL PANIC MODEL
PROBLEMS WITH THE MORAL PANIC MODEL
THE LONGEVITY AND LEGACY OF THE MORAL PANIC MODEL: SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 4 Media Constructions of Children: “Evil Monsters” and “Tragic Victims”
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
CHILDREN AS “EVIL MONSTERS”
CHILDREN AS “TRAGIC VICTIMS”
GUILT, COLLUSION, AND VOYEURISM
MORAL PANICS AND THE REVIVAL OF “COMMUNITY”: SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 5 Media Misogyny: Monstrous Women
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
PSYCHOANALYTIC PERSPECTIVES
FEMINIST PERSPECTIVES
HONORABLE FATHERS VERSUS MONSTROUS MOTHERS: SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 6 The Police Image and Policing the Image
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
THE MASS MEDIA AND FEAR OF CRIME
THE POLICE IMAGE: TELEVISION AND FILM
COPS AND REALITY TV
POLICING AND SOCIAL MEDIA
IMAGE MANAGEMENT
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 7 Crime Movies and Prison Films
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
THE APPEAL OF CRIME MOVIES
THE CRIME MOVIE: MASCULINITY, AUTONOMY, THE CITY
THE “PRISON FILM”
THE DOCUMENTARY
THE REMAKE
DISCUSSION
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 8 Crime and the Surveillance Culture
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
THE NSA AND A NEW AGE OF SURVEILLANCE
PANOPTICISM
THE SURVEILLANT ASSEMBLAGE
FROM THE PANOPTICON TO SURVEILLANT ASSEMBLAGE AND BACK AGAIN
“BIG BROTHER” OR “BRAVE NEW WORLD”? SOME CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 9 The Role of the Internet in Crime and Deviance
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
REDEFINING DEVIANCE AND DEMOCRATIZATION: DEVELOPING NATIONS AND THE CASE OF CHINA
“ORDINARY” CYBERCRIMES
HATE CRIME
INVASION OF PRIVACY, DEFAMATION, AND IDENTITY THEFT
EBAY FRAUD
CHILDHOOD, CYBERSPACE, AND SOCIAL RETREAT
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
CHAPTER 10 (Re)Conceptualizing the Relationship Between Media and Crime
• OVERVIEW
• KEY TERMS
DOING MEDIA-CRIME RESEARCH
STIGMATIZATION, SENTIMENTALIZATION, AND SANCTIFICATION: THE “OTHERING” OF VICTIMS AND OFFENDERS
• SUMMARY
• STUDY QUESTIONS
• FURTHER READING
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Editorial Reviews

This is the American version of the text I already use, and my students are primarily Americans. It is directly relatable to their experiences. This text offers foundational knowledge that links criminological theories and media theories with an examination of relevant current and historical events. Jewkes has made this material greatly relatable to an American audience while maintaining an international perspective.

Mark Feulner

The chapter on crime news is unique to this text and spells out clear criteria for why some crimes get covered and not others. Chapter on Media Misogyny - always eye-opening for students. In Chapters 2 and 3, the social construction of the “other” is clearly illustrated.”

Kristin Kenneavy

The structure and topics covered are all encompassing. The additional features like the summary and key terms are very helpful. The writing is understandable and clear for the students.”

Lauren Henry

The comparative component to this book is brilliant. The eloquent writing style coupled with the international comparisons make for an informative, eye-opening, and exciting read! I honestly wasn’t sure what I would think about the comparative nature of this book, but I simply love it!”

Brooke Gialopsos

"Jewkes and Linnemann’s Media and Crime in the U.S. delivers even more than its title promises. It is certainly the go-to book for scholars and students seeking a critical, comprehensive, and theoretically rich analysis of the crime/media dynamics that percolate through everyday life in the United States. But more than this, the book invents a distinctive criminology for the 21st century – a criminology able to explore and understand the interconnections between popular culture, daily surveillance, digital identity, cyber-criminality, and other essential features of the contemporary."

Jeff Ferrell

"Jewkes and Linnemann have produced a definitive US companion to a classic in crime and media studies. In accessible, eloquent language, the authors provide us with a text that takes a much needed critical approach, ultimately insisting that scholars, our students, and general readers (re)conceptualize the relationship between media and crime in a manner in keeping with its proliferating spectacle."

Michelle Brown

The comparison between the UK and US helps further our mission of creating global thinkers.”

Jaimee Limmer

Accessible and engaging introductions to a wide range of theories, concepts, and critiques. Good use of illustrative examples (including a variety of great new US and contemporary examples).”

Kevin Drakulich

Great examples. Goes beyond description to analysis. Applies more complex concepts ignored by other books.”

Emily Lenning

The text is well written and articulates concepts in a clear manner. Chapters 2-4 present relevant real world examples that will allow students to draw connections between their own experiences/media exposure and course/text materials.”

Brooke Miller