Law and justice as seen on TV /
Rapping, Elayne, 1938-.
Law and justice as seen on TV / Elayne Rapping. - New York : New York University Press, c2003. - ix, 309 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-288) and indexes.
1. The return of the attorney-hero: politics and justice in the prime time courtroom -- 2. Aliens, nomads, mad dogs, and road warriors: tabloid TV and new face of criminal violence -- 3. Signs of the times: "OZ" and the sudden visibility of prisons on television -- 4. Cameras, court TV, and the rise of the criminal trial as major media event -- 5. The politics of representation: gender, violence, and criminal justice -- 6. Television and family dysfunction: from the talk show to the courtroom -- 7. Television and the demonization of youth -- 8. Television, melodrama, and the rise of the victims’ rights movement.
0814775608 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780814775608 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814775616 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780814775615 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Justice, Administration of, on television.
Lawyers on television.
Televisión--Aspectos legales.
PN 1992.8 / R221l 2003
791.45655
Law and justice as seen on TV / Elayne Rapping. - New York : New York University Press, c2003. - ix, 309 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-288) and indexes.
1. The return of the attorney-hero: politics and justice in the prime time courtroom -- 2. Aliens, nomads, mad dogs, and road warriors: tabloid TV and new face of criminal violence -- 3. Signs of the times: "OZ" and the sudden visibility of prisons on television -- 4. Cameras, court TV, and the rise of the criminal trial as major media event -- 5. The politics of representation: gender, violence, and criminal justice -- 6. Television and family dysfunction: from the talk show to the courtroom -- 7. Television and the demonization of youth -- 8. Television, melodrama, and the rise of the victims’ rights movement.
0814775608 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780814775608 (cloth : alk. paper) 0814775616 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780814775615 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Justice, Administration of, on television.
Lawyers on television.
Televisión--Aspectos legales.
PN 1992.8 / R221l 2003
791.45655