Role of the Media in Criminal Justice Policy
This book provides a socio-legal examination of the media’s influence on the development and implementation of criminal justice policy.
This impact is often assumed. And, especially in the wake of high-profile crimes, the press is routinely observed calling for sentences to be harsher, and for governments to be tougher on crime. But how do we know that there is a connection? To answer this question...
This book provides a socio-legal examination of the media’s influence on the development and implementation of criminal justice policy.
This impact is often assumed. And, especially in the wake of high-profile crimes, the press is routinely observed calling for sentences to be harsher, and for governments to be tougher on crime. But how do we know that there is a connection? To answer this question...
