Chapter 1: Introduction
After reading this chapter, students should be able to:
- List the foundations for understanding media in society where the crime-media nexus is the focus.
- Explain key theories used to understand the role and function of media institutions, and considers why it is stories about crime are overrepresented.
- Examine research that seeks to comprehend the nature and extent of news media reporting and fictional representations of crime.
- Describe the nature and role of media in society and how it can inform us of the effects crime news and dramatizations.
- Explain the diversity of media in contemporary society.