Overview
- Raises questions about the relationship between statistics and crime reporting
- Argues for a better understanding of how crimes are depicted in the media
- Uses quantitative data to analyse the use of numbers in crime stories in the press
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
As the author argues, far from being straightforward, the relationship between numbers and journalists in the context of crime reporting is complex, and at times, problematic. Because the reporting of crime statistics impacts upon policymaking, we need to better understand how these statistics are used and reported in order to improve the process of decision.
Finally, Lugo-Ocando maintains that the only way to create a fairer justice system and a better-informed general public is by improving the way crime is covered in the news. A compelling and informed text, this book will be of interest to scholars and students of criminology and journalism alike.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Crime Statistics in the News
Book Subtitle: Journalism, Numbers and Social Deviation
Authors: Jairo Lugo-Ocando
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-39841-3
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-39840-6Published: 27 November 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-39841-3Published: 06 October 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 213
Number of Illustrations: 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Criminal Justice, Juries and Criminal Trials, Human Rights and Crime , Journalism