{"product_id":"9781032115276-the-role-of-the-media-in-criminal-justice-policy","title":"The Role of the Media in Criminal Justice Policy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrisons, Populism and the Press\u003cbr\u003eThis book provides a socio-legal examination of the media’s influence on the development and implementation of criminal justice policy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a socio-legal examination of the media’s influence on the development and implementation of criminal justice policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis impact is often assumed. And, especially in the wake of high-profile crimes, the press is routinely observed calling for sentences to be harsher, and for governments to be tougher on crime. But how do we know that there is a connection? To answer this question, the book draws on a case study of the media reporting of the rape and murder of Jill Meagher in Melbourne, Australia; as well as other well-known cases, including those of James Bulger, Sarah Payne, Stephen Lawrence and Michael Brown, among others. Deploying a socio-legal framework to examine how the media’s often powerful and emotive narratives play a crucial role in the development and implementation of law, the book provides a deep and critical reflection on its influence. The book concludes with a number of suggestions for media reform: both to moderate the media’s influence, and to incorporate a broader range of viewpoints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis multi-disciplinary book will appeal to scholars and students in sociolegal studies, criminology and criminal law as well as those working in relevant areas in sociology and media studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56517608440182,"sku":"9781032115276","price":49.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_26859034.jpg?v=1761290182","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032115276-the-role-of-the-media-in-criminal-justice-policy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}