"This...book highlights differences in how crime is portrayed in the arts compared to reality, focusing on the roles of the police, courts and forensic investigators. Of interest to criminologists, sociologists, lawyers and other criminal justice...
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Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen, Bibliothek Nürtingen
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"This...book highlights differences in how crime is portrayed in the arts compared to reality, focusing on the roles of the police, courts and forensic investigators. Of interest to criminologists, sociologists, lawyers and other criminal justice personnel, it will also appeal to anyone interested in crime and punishment"--Back cover
Cover; Copyright and publication details; Table of Contents; About the author; Dedication; Introduction; PART 1: THE POLICE; Uniformed Police; Legitimacy of force; The policeman's role; Detectives; The Police in Fiction; Literature; Theatre; Film and television; PART 2: COURTS AND TRIALS; Introduction to Courts and Trials; Trials in Literature; Trials in the Theatre; Trials on Television and Film; PART 3: FORENSIC SCIENCE; Introduction to Forensics; Fingerprints; Blood groups; Deoxyribonucleic acid; Toxic substances; Blood splatter; Forensic pathology; Forensic Literature; Forensic Plays
Forensic Films and TelevisionPART 4: A SUMMING UP; Conclusions; The Police in Literature; The Courts in Literature; Forensics in Literature; Police in the Theatre; Courts in the Theatre; Forensics in the Theatre; Police on TV and in Films; Courts on TV and in Films; Forensics on TV and in Films; Afterthoughts; Index
