| Media and Criminal Justice: The Csi Effect: The Csi Effect Media & Cj Edition Contributor(s): Stevens, Dennis J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0763755311 ISBN-13: 9780763755317 Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers OUR PRICE: $130.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| LCCN: 2009036519 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 8.9" (1.35 lbs) 380 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Media and Criminal Justice: The CSI Effect illustrates how media coverage and television programs inform the public'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 solved through the employment of hi-tech forensic science such as crime scene investigation and DNA testing as depcited on television crime shows. This text provides broad, balanced, and comprehensive coverage of timely events in CSI, prosecutors, and wrongful convictions. The author explores some common misconceptions and helps readers towards a critical analysis of the information they see in the media and entertainment. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stevens, Dennis J.: - Managing Director, Justice Writers of America, Retired, University of North Carolina, Charlotte |