Not your average criminal: Dexter, Weeds and The Sopranos, challenging traditional media portrayals.
Year: 2009
Type: dissertation
Abstract: The media and the criminal justice system are both prominent institutions in contemporary society.Research has explored both systems as independent and autonomous entities as well as the overlap between these two institutions.Both communications and criminological theories are examined to gain insight into the enjoyment of crime drama programming.A historical development of crime dramas is provided as a framework for understanding the traditional media portrayal of the criminal justice system and criminals.Thematic content analysis is employed with three television programs Dexter, Weeds and The Sopranos, to demonstrate a media shift that challenges the traditional portrayal of criminals and the criminal justice system.The reasons behind this shift as well as implications for popular culture are then explored.
Source: Summit (Simon Fraser University)
Author: Sarah Ashley Goldstein
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Simon Fraser University
OpenAlex ID: W1867705668