Crime in the news: How crimes, offenders and victims are portrayed in the media

Journal of Criminal Justice and Popular Culture

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-83

  Pollak, Jessica M ^a   Kubrin, Charts E ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Media; Victims' studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147182826     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10708286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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