The harms of crime media: essays on the perpetuation of racism, sexism and class stereotypes

Introduction: media, crime and hegemony / Gary W. Potter and Victor E. Kappeler

Constructing and reconstructing female sexual assault victims within the media / Venessa Garcia

The social construction of serial murder victims: a multivariate level analysis / Janelle M. Eliasson-Nannini and Deirdre Sommerlad-Rogers

"These kids are killing each other": gender-neutral vs. gender-specific framing in the school shooting media discourse / Brian Knopp

The social construction of methamphetamine in the print media / Teresa Roach

Media vs. reality: who is the real female sex offender / Bridget A. Hepner

Monstrous, demonic and evil: media constructs of women who kill / Kate Whiteley

Gangs, politics and media: lessons from the New York chapter of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation / Louis Kontos

Inequalities in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: stereotypes in the CSI investigators / Denise L. Bissler and Joan L. Conners

"Who are you " shared responsibility and the victims of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation / Katie Foss

Macho cops, corner boys and soldiers: the construction of race and masculinity on HBO's The wire / Linda Waldron and Cheryl Chambers

Fictionalized women in trouble: an exploration of the television crime drama CSI: Miami / Sarah Rizun

Ripped from the headlines: the depiction of sexual orientation-based hate crimes in television crime dramas / Nicholas Guittar

Crime news sources and crime views: the relationship between news media exposure patterns and whites' opinions about criminal justice issues / Alicia D. Simmons

Conclusion: cultivating bias in the media / Jack Levin and Eric Madfis.