The politics of force : media and the construction of police brutality /
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| Author / Creator: | Lawrence, Regina G., 1961- |
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| Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, c2000. |
| Description: | xiv, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4417385 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
- 1.. Mediating Realities: The Social Construction of Problems in the Media Arena
- 2.. Making a Problem of Brutality
- 3.. Normalizing Coercion: Competing Claims about Police Use of Force
- 4.. Setting the Agenda: Rodney King and the Los Angeles Times
- 5.. Making Big News: Story Cues and Critical Coverage of Policing
- 6.. Struggling for Definition: Policing Problems in the New York Times
- 7.. Interpreting Rodney King: Police Brutality in the National Media Arena
- 8.. Accidents Will Happen: The News and Event-Driven Problem Definition
- Appendix. Research Strategy
- Notes
- References
- Index
