Race, Crime and the Media

Name: Race, Crime and the Media
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ISBN: 9780073401560

ISBN-10: 0073401560

ISBN-13: 9780073401560

Edition: 2010

Authors: Robert L. Bingham

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Race, Crime and the Mediaencourages students to think critically about the realities of the criminal justice system, the media and race. Through a collection of original readings that address the subject in a way that is balanced and provocative, students will become aware about the power and influence of the media and the role it plays in the characterization of crimes committed about racial minorities. This book represents an effort to draw attention to the intersection of race, crime and the media, by raising questions about the influence of the media on how we think.

Book details

List price: $101.33
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date: 10/12/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Mr. Bingham is a retired career probation administrator who teaches criminal justice courses part-time on the college level. He has authored dozens of professional articles during his career. Growing Up Lansdowne is his first nonfiction book to be published.



Preface


Acknowledgements



The Intersection of History, Race, Crime, and the Media



Race, Crime, and the Media in Historical Perspective: An Overview




Rape, Race, and the Media




Understanding the Past, Present, and Future of Racial Profiling in the Media




The Quantification and Contextualization of Crime



The Media: Crime Rates and Race




Politicization of Crime by the Media




Victims-Offenders: What Is the Role of Race in the Media's Portrayal of Crime?




Images of African Americans in the Media




The Social Construction of Crime



The Missing White Women Syndrome: Why Missing Women of Color Are Easy for the Media to Ignore




Banned in the U.S.A.: The Convergence of Hip-Hop, Crime, and the Media




Are Media Depictions of Crimes and Criminal Offenders Related to the Differential Treatment of Cocaine and Methamphetamine Offenders within America's Incarceration Binge?




Crime in Prime Time




The Presentation of Race in Crime Stories




Real Crime and News Coverage Involving Race: Impressions of Media Newspaper Reporting




Media Frames: The Impact of Public Opinion on the Death Penalty




The Media and Professional Sports: The Intersect of Race, Sports, and Media in the Michael Vick Dogfighting Case




Legitimacy of the War in Iraq: The Role of the Media in Sorting Fact from Fox-tion




Conclusion



A Look Back and What Does It Mean



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