There is no journalistic work more deserving of the designation “story” than news of crime. From antiquity, the culture of crime has been about the hu

Saney cogently argues that in the absence of adequate support within social and legal norms, a heavy burden is placed upon the criminal justice system, a burden

This book explores the links between crime, deviance and popular culture in our highly-mediatised era, offering an insight into the cultural processes through w

With the growth of printing in early modern Germany, crime quickly became a subject of wide public discourse. Sensational crime reports, often featuring multipl

This work explores the situating of law and crime within the vast range and scope of contemporary media forms. Sheila Brown shows how crime and the law, or our