Through the centuries, prisons were closed institutions, full of secrets and shrouded in mystery. But modern media culture has opened the gates. Dawn Cecil explores decades of popular culture--from Golden Age Hollywood films to YouTube videos, from newspapers to beer labels, hip-hop music, and children\u27s books--to reveal how prison imagery shapes our understanding of who commits crimes, why, and how the criminal justice system should respondhttps://digitalcommons.usf.edu/books/1027/thumbnail.jp
Prison Cultures offers the first systematic examination of women in prison and performances in and o...
The increased populist and punitive turn in criminal justice policy in the United Kingdom over recen...
This study examined college students\u27 perceptions, as they relate to prison cinema. It also discu...
Through the centuries, prisons were closed institutions, full of secrets and shrouded in mystery. Bu...
This chapter will explore: the representation of imprisonment in popular media; the key features and...
Research on the criminal justice system, punishment, and media continue to generate academic interes...
The prison community is a carrier of social culture, similarly to other communities, social strata a...
Crime and violence are rampant across all forms of media, and audiences are increasingly exposed to ...
The United States has emerged at the head of an international trend in penal expansion and punitive ...
During the latter part of the twentieth century, the prison population in the United States rose to ...
This chapter explores the diverse ways in which stories of prison and punishment have been told in t...
Sexual assault among inmates has become a topic which is generating considerable interest. For many ...
In this article, I argue that despite the massive prison population explosion that has occurred in t...
Most people do not have first-hand knowledge of the prison system; therefore, media images are criti...
Purpose: The purpose of this chapter is to examine televised images of jail by looking at televised ...
Prison Cultures offers the first systematic examination of women in prison and performances in and o...
The increased populist and punitive turn in criminal justice policy in the United Kingdom over recen...
This study examined college students\u27 perceptions, as they relate to prison cinema. It also discu...
Through the centuries, prisons were closed institutions, full of secrets and shrouded in mystery. Bu...
This chapter will explore: the representation of imprisonment in popular media; the key features and...
Research on the criminal justice system, punishment, and media continue to generate academic interes...
The prison community is a carrier of social culture, similarly to other communities, social strata a...
Crime and violence are rampant across all forms of media, and audiences are increasingly exposed to ...
The United States has emerged at the head of an international trend in penal expansion and punitive ...
During the latter part of the twentieth century, the prison population in the United States rose to ...
This chapter explores the diverse ways in which stories of prison and punishment have been told in t...
Sexual assault among inmates has become a topic which is generating considerable interest. For many ...
In this article, I argue that despite the massive prison population explosion that has occurred in t...
Most people do not have first-hand knowledge of the prison system; therefore, media images are criti...
Purpose: The purpose of this chapter is to examine televised images of jail by looking at televised ...
Prison Cultures offers the first systematic examination of women in prison and performances in and o...
The increased populist and punitive turn in criminal justice policy in the United Kingdom over recen...
This study examined college students\u27 perceptions, as they relate to prison cinema. It also discu...