"Discusses the media treatment of crime worldwide, including issues of media pressure, privacy, discrimination, and scandals"--Provided by publisher.

Crime: a public interest -- What's new? -- Fighting crime -- Your call counts! -- The thrill of the chase -- Balanced reporting -- Hidden bias -- Glamourizing crime -- Fiction or real life? -- The media stunt -- Name and shame -- Trial by media -- A cause of crime? -- Checkbook journalism -- Under surveillance -- Crime online -- Power and influence.