Maguire, Morgan & Reiner: The Oxford Handbook of Criminology 4e 
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Chapter 11
What concerns have driven research on media representations of crime?
Critically assess the findings of content analyses of the media representation of crime.
What patterns have been found in media representations of crime and criminal justice?
How, if at all, have media images of crime and criminal justice changed over time?
What evidence is there that the media may contribute to the causes of crime?
To what extent are media images a source of fear of crime? (See also Chapter 15)
Assess the role of the mass media in the politics of law and order. (See also Chapters 9, 10)
What are the sources of the pattern of media representations of crime and criminal justice?
How has the relationship between the media, crime, and criminal justice changed in late modern society? (See also Chapter 3)
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