Labs and slabs: Television crime drama and the quest for forensic realism

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part C :Studies in History and Philosophy of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 103-109

  Jermyn, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body horror; Crime drama; Fiction; Forensic medicine; Prime Suspect; Realism; Television

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CADAVER; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; LITERATURE; PERCEPTION; POLICE; TELEVISION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CADAVER; COMMUNICATION; CRIME; CRIMINAL LAW; DRAMA; FORENSIC SCIENCES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; POLICE; TELEVISION;

EID: 84875235132     PISSN: 13698486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.shpsc.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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