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Only the Names Have Been Changed : Dragnet, the Police Procedural, and Postwar Culture / Claudia Calhoun.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Calhoun, Claudia, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department.
- Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department--In mass media.
- Los Angeles (Calif.).
- Dragnet (Television program : 1951-1959).
- Dragnet (Radio program).
- Dragnet (Television program : 1951-1959)--Influence.
- Dragnet (Radio program)--Influence.
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).
- Mass media.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 p.) : 23 b&w photos
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, [2022]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- "A study of the early, paradigmatic police procedural "Dragnet" (radio, TV, and film), showing how the narrative emphasized the need for a civil, democratic society and implied that order could be maintained by citizens' cooperation with police. The book includes discussions of the program's media convergence; the relationship between producers and the real-life LAPD, who advised, provided story ideas, reviewed scripts, and served as on-set technical advisors and who benefited as a result of this positive association with the beloved program; the show's role in the development of the police procedural; and current calls for police reform among accusations that the genre has not accurately reflected all communities' experiences with the police and that it has helped audiences turn a blind eye toward police abuses"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Dragnet and the police procedural
- "Our neo-realism" : The Hollywood semi-documentary cycle
- Silence, not sirens : Dragnet's aural realism
- Saturation and citizenship : Dragnet on television and in culture
- Professionalization and public relations : Dragnet and the LAPD
- Epilogue. "One of us".
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4773-2540-9
- OCLC:
- 1334105421
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