Watching the detectives: Crime programming, fear of crime, and attitudes about the criminal justice system

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-55

  Kort Butler, Lisa A ^a   Hartshorn, Kelley J Sittner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEAR; HISTORY; JURISPRUDENCE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; OFFENDER; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; VICTIM;

CRIME; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINAL LAW; CRIMINALS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEAR; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; JUDICIAL ROLE; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650873427     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: 15338525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.2010.01191.x     Document Type: Article

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