Popular media and crime.

Dr. Stephen Wakeman discusses criminology and its relationship with the media, particularly the prominence of crime in the media. He describes the double stake of popular culture, which is that criminologists need to analyze popular culture in order to understand the significance of media in crimino...

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Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed-captioned in English.
Published: London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.
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Summary:Dr. Stephen Wakeman discusses criminology and its relationship with the media, particularly the prominence of crime in the media. He describes the double stake of popular culture, which is that criminologists need to analyze popular culture in order to understand the significance of media in criminology. TV shows like The Wire and Breaking Bad show progressive ideas that can be implemented in real life.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (14 min., 32 sec.)) : sound, colour.
ISBN:9781473955127
1473955122