Tabloid Justice: Criminal Justice in an Age of Media Frenzy

Published by Lynne Rienner Publishers 2001

Tabloid Justice

Investigates the profoundly negative political, social, and legal impact of the media’s excessive attention to high-profile criminal trials.

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction: A Time of Tabloid Justice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part 1. From Journalism to Sensationalism
1. Looking for This Week’s “Trial of the Century” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
2. The Mainstream Media Go Tabloid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
3. Tabloid Justice and the Evolution of New Media Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
Part 2. The Impact of the Media Culture on Public Attitudes
4. Public Opinion, Trial Coverage, and Faith in the Criminal Justice System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
5. Race, Gender, Class, and Tabloid Justice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	165
Part 3. Conclusion
6. Is There Any Escape from Tabloid Justice? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	195
Appendix A: Data Collection Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	209
Appendix B: Polling Methodology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	231
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
About the Book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251

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