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Looking for Laura : public criminology and hot news / David Wilson ; foreword by Donal MacIntyre.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilson, David, 1957 April 23-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Criminology--Great Britain.
- Criminology.
- Mass media and crime--Great Britain.
- Mass media and crime.
- Crime--Press coverage--Great Britain.
- Crime.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Hook : Waterside Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Looks at the way in which crime is packaged and presented for consumption by a news-hungry public and the pressure exerted on experts by the media.
- Contents:
- Children, the Internet and the crime figures
- Serial killer thrillers
- The Chief Constable - the tale of a criminal justice professional
- Celebrity cons - Bronson, Banged up and Bad girls
- Serial killers - now you see them, now you don't
- The righteous slaughter of some shootings
- The offender profile
- Explaining 'ordinary' murder and murder investigations
- Postscript: Still looking for Laura?
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 196-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786613149251
- 9781283149259
- 1283149257
- 9781908162007
- 1908162007
- OCLC:
- 741558867
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