Sex Crime and the Media.

Sex crime has become one of the most intense areas of public and political concern in recent decades. This book explores the complex influences that shape its construction in the press. Media representations give important clues as to how we should perceive the nature and extent of sex crime, how we...

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Main Author: Greer, Chris
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2012.
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