Media and Criminal Justice: the CSI Effect

Name: Media and Criminal Justice: the CSI Effect
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ISBN: 9780763755317

ISBN-10: 0763755311

ISBN-13: 9780763755317

Edition: 2011 (Revised)

Authors: Dennis J. Stevens

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Media and Criminal Justice: The CSI Effect illustrates how media coverage and television programs influence the publicrsquo;s perception of criminal justice. The CSI Effect can be characterized as the phenomenon whereby fiction is mistaken for reality and the assumption that all criminal cases can be easily solved through the employment of hi-tech forensic science such as crime scene investigation and DNA testing as depicted on television crime shows. The author explores common misconceptions and their consequences, to help readers towards a critical analysis of information promoted by the media and entertainment. This text provides comprehensive and balanced coverage of timely events in…

Book details

List price: $136.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC
Publication date: 11/4/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 380
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English