Tabloid Justice : Criminal Justice in an Age of Media Frenzy / Richard L. Fox, Thomas L. Steiger, Robert W. Van Sickel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fox, Richard L., 1967- Author.

Steiger, Thomas L., Author.

Van Sickel, Robert W., Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Investigates the profoundly negative political, social, and legal impact of the media’s excessive attention to high-profile criminal trials.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Tables

Preface

Introduction: A Time of Tabloid Justice

Part 1. From Journalism to Sensationalism

1. Looking for This Week’s “Trial of the Century”

2. The Mainstream Media Go Tabloid

3. Tabloid Justice and the Evolution of New Media

Part 2. The Impact of the Media Culture on Public Attitudes

4. Public Opinion, Trial Coverage, and Faith in the Criminal Justice System

5. Race, Gender, Class, and Tabloid Justice

Part 3. Conclusion

6. Is There Any Escape from Tabloid Justice?

Appendix A: Data Collection

Appendix B: Polling Methodology

Bibliography

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)

ISBN:

9781685853693

1685853692

OCLC:

1334343577