TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cecil,Dawn K.
TI  - Fear, Justice, and Modern True Crime
SN  - 9781626379138
AV  - HV6168 
U1  - 364.1 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Boulder : 
PB  - Lynne Rienner Publishers, 
KW  - Crime and the press
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Crime
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - Sociological aspects
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - True crime stories
KW  - True crime stories-Social aspects
KW  - POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1 True-Crime Obsessions --; 2 The Serial Effect --; 3 Modern True Crime --; 4 Serial Killers and Notorious Murderers --; 5 Missing Persons and Unsolved Murders --; 6 Wrongful-Conviction Narratives --; 7 Fear, Justice, and the Experience of Modern True Crime --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access
N2  - For centuries, people have been drawn to true stories of crime and the justice system. But what began primarily as a literary genre focusing on murder has evolved. From docuseries and podcasts to Facebook groups and events such as CrimeCon, modern true crime has become diverse, complex, and interactive. In Fear, Justice, and Modern True Crime, Dawn Cecil examines the genre to uncover the messages it conveys. Modern true crime, Cecil argues, has the potential to inform people about crime-related issues and the criminal justice system--but it can also reinforce popular stereotypes. Her work deftly unpacks the impact of true crime stories on our perceptions, our fears, and even the process of justice
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626379138
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626379138
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626379138/original
ER  -