Crime, fear and the law in true crime stories
Auteur :
Biressi, Anita
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9780333745472
Date de publication :
26 juin 2001
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Why do true crime stories exert such popular fascination? Embracing a range of non-fiction accounts - true crime book and magazines, law and order television, popular journalism - it traces how they harness and explore current concerns about law and order, crime and punishment and personal vulnerability.