Crime in fact and fiction / Brian P. Block.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Block, Brian P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detective and mystery television programs--History and criticism.

Detective and mystery television programs.

Mass media and criminal justice.

Great Britain. Ministry of Justice.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hampshire, England : Waterside Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Highlights differences in how crime is portrayed in the arts compared to reality, focusing on the roles of the police, courts and forensic investigators.

Contents:

Cover; Copyright and publication details; Table of Contents; About the author; Dedication; Introduction; PART 1: THE POLICE; Uniformed Police; Legitimacy of force; The policeman's role; Detectives; The Police in Fiction; Literature; Theatre; Film and television; PART 2: COURTS AND TRIALS; Introduction to Courts and Trials; Trials in Literature; Trials in the Theatre; Trials on Television and Film; PART 3: FORENSIC SCIENCE; Introduction to Forensics; Fingerprints; Blood groups; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Toxic substances; Blood splatter; Forensic pathology; Forensic Literature; Forensic Plays

Forensic Films and TelevisionPART 4: A SUMMING UP; Conclusions; The Police in Literature; The Courts in Literature; Forensics in Literature; Police in the Theatre; Courts in the Theatre; Forensics in the Theatre; Police on TV and in Films; Courts on TV and in Films; Forensics on TV and in Films; Afterthoughts; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 25, 2016).

ISBN:

9786610968480

9781906534363

1906534365

9781280968488

1280968486

9781906534356

1906534357