"Garcia and Arkerson look at the influence of crime news and true crime television series that prevent the public from distinguishing pure entertainment from the realities of crime and justice"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction: A touch of reality -- News media, social media, and crime waves -- Framing and narrating crime in the news -- Crime in the movies -- Crime television -- Policing crime -- Courtrooms and lawyers in the media -- Prison in the media -- Conclusion: Media's social construction of crime and justice.