Forensics in American culture : obsessed with crime

Título
Forensics in American culture : obsessed with crime

Jean Ford

Resumen
A look at how the culture's "fascination with crime shapes modern news media, television programming, and the Internet." The book "also provides information on the real-life opportunities for forensic careers."

Fecha de publicación como intervalo
2006

Forensics, the science of crime-solving

Descripción física
112 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

Nota general
Summary adapted from p. [4] of cover.

Contenido
Fascination and fear -- Willing witnesses : crime and the news media -- Armchair investigators : crime on television -- Criminal capers : crime and Hollywood -- Virtual villains : crime and computers -- Criminal genius : using crime in education and related careers.
 
Fasacination and fear -- Willing witnesses : crime and the news media -- Armchair investigators : crime on television -- Criminal capers : crime and Hollywood -- Virtual villains : crime and computers -- Criminal genius : using crime in education and related careers.

Término de la materia
Crime in popular culture -- United States.
 
Crime.
 
Crime in mass media.
 
Criminal investigation in mass media.
 
Forensic sciences.

Síntesis
A look at how the culture's "fascination with crime shapes modern news media, television programming, and the Internet." The book "also provides information on the real-life opportunities for forensic careers."

ISBN
9781422200377

Información de publicación
Philadelphia : Mason Crest Publishers, c2006.


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