cjm 43: Crime and the Media
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Full list of articles in print version of cjm 43
- EDITORIAL
Kevin Stenson and Hazel Croall set the theme in context - THE RISE OF VIRTUAL VIGILANTISM: CRIME REPORTING SINCEWORLD WAR II
Robert Reiner reviews a major research project to illustrate a changing discourse of crime stories in which offenders are demonised and the menace of crime stressed - THE MEDIA, POPULISM, PUBLIC OPINION AND CRIME
Richard Sparks reflects on populist representations of crime and disorder and asks how more complex representations could be achieved - WHAT’S IN IT FOR US?
While the press are often criticised for distorting crime issues, criminal justice agencies can be less than forthcoming in providing information. David Rose presents a journalist’s perspective - FEAR OF CRIME AND THE MEDIA: FROM PERCEPTIONS TO REALITY
Derek Chadee summarises research findings on how crime news affects the public’s perception of crime - JUST NOISE? NEWSPAPER CRIME REPORTING AND THE FEAR OF CRIME
Recent research by Martin Roberts and colleagues took a new approach to analysing the media and fear of crime - INSIDE INFORMATION: PRISONS AND THE MEDIA
Most people get their information about the police, prisons and courts through the media rather than through direct experience. Joe Levenson of the Prison Reform Trust surveys the distortions but also the benefits of the media focus on criminal justice - REPRESENTING RACE AND CRIME
Colin Webster discusses two aspects of supposed media effects - on criminal behaviour and on fear of crime - in relation to media representations of race, ethnicity and crime - IS IT A CRIME TO SEEK REFUGE?
Keelin Howard examines the effects of press (and political) rhetoric depicting refugees, immigrants and asylum seekers as criminals - BLOOD ON THE NEWS-STANDS
Mike Jempson, Director of The Press Wise Trust, argues that journalists are responsible for the consequences when asylum-seekers are scapegoated by the media - REPORTING CORPORATE CRIME OUT OF EXISTENCE
Despite its severe impact, corporate crime is relatively neglected in media coverage of crime and not categorised as ‘crime’. Steve Tombs and Dave Whyte ask if it is time to challenge these popular and academic constructions - WHITE-COLLAR CRIME IN THE NEWS
Michael Levi argues that although fraud is relatively under-reported as ‘crime’, some kinds of fraud and fraudsters are more readily ‘demonised’ than others - THE MYTH OF GIRL GANGS
Susan Batchelor was one of the team who recently completed a study on girls and violence funded by the ESRC. But the findings were not what the media wanted to hear - RISKY BUSINESS
Chris Greer examines press representations of child sex abuse in Northern Ireland - VICTIMIZED BY THE MEDIA
Kate Mulley argues that there is a need to protect victims from undue harassment and intrusion on the part of the media - PUTTING THE EMOTION BACK INTO CRIME: OR HOW WE CAN START TO WIN THE WAR OF THE HEADLINES
Richard Garside considers how the problems of media distortion of crime and criminal justice issues can be tackled - OUR SIDE OF THE FENCE - AN ACCOUNT OF A NIMBY CAMPAIGN
An attempt by Langley House Trust to re-open a hostel for offenders in South London had to be abandoned in the face of opposition from residents, local politicians and the media. John Adams, Chief Executive of the Trust, recalls how he coped with events - COURTS, CAMERAS AND GENOCIDE
Paul Mason researched attitudes towards audio-visual coverage of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia - TOURISM, CRIME AND THE MEDIA
Paul Brunt surveys the damage to tourism caused by ‘holiday crime’ coverage, and notes some innovative responses - INFORMING THE PUBLIC
The media can play a crucial role in correcting public misconceptions of crime. Rob Allen details a number of potential strategies - ‘CRIMEWATCHING’: HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS IN THE AGE OF INFORMATION
Martin Innes describes the collaborative relationship between police and the media - PROMOTING THE POLICE? THE RISE OF POLICE IMAGE WORK
Rob C Mawby reviews the progress of the police in learning to manage their own public image - CRIME, CASUALTY AND CONSENT: MAKING A DOCUMENTARY
Mary Currie is the director of Casualty Cops, which documented the work of the security team at King’s College Hospital. She explains the context of filming violent or criminal incidents for a documentary, and how the film-makers dealt with moral and legal issues of consent - SPREADING THE WORD: THE MEDIA AND CRIME REDUCTION
The security team of King’s College Hospital were the subject of Casualty Cops, a Cutting Edge documentary broadcast on Channel Four in November 2000. Chris Doherty, Head of Site Services at King’s, helped manage access for the film crew. His experience convinced him that the media can play a positive role in disseminating good crime prevention practice