Media, Crime, and Criminal Justice

by Ray Surette

Become a critical media consumer with the help of MEDIA, CRIME, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE. With the ever-increasing role of media in both reporting crime and shaping it into infotainment, the importance of the interplay between contemporary media and the criminal justice system is greater today than ever before. Author Ray Surette comprehensively surveys this interplay and showcases its impact, emphasizing that people use media-provided knowledge to construct a picture of the world and then act based on this constructed reality. He also provides a bridge between relevant mass media research findings and criminal justice practice, and corrects common misconceptions about the mass media's effects on crime and justice.

368 pages, Paperback

First published July 16, 2010

Reviews

[jeslyn valentine · Rating 3 out of 5]

i’m a crim major and this book was part of one of my courses readings, this book is actually so fun and interesting, you should all read it

[hayley⚡️ · Rating 4 out of 5]

media controls our socially constructed reality. but is it just media in general or is it the media that you seek out? to agree with the biases you already have. the biggest turn in media was when it went from being consumed to being interactive with the public. there’s less privacy, less facts, more misinformation because we don’t seek out what isn’t shown. remember the media gets paid for your clicks and reads. there’s stuff they aren’t addressing that you have to look into yourself. what’s the real problem? what’s the frame they’re placing this crime into? what’s the background? and how often does this crime actually happen? backwards law! often what you see in the media isn’t what’s most common in the real world. ask questions even when you think you know