Justice Provocateur by Gray Cavender
An insightful character-study of one of television's most compelling detectives
"Exploring the television series Prime Suspect as an exemplar of a newly emergent 'progressive moral fiction,' Cavender and Jurik blend an examination of gender role dynamics in the criminal justice system with the experience of victims, offenders, and professionals within that systemJustice Provocateur offers a novel device for exploring social class and justice through popular culture."--Michael A. Hallett, author of Private Prisons in America: A Critical Race Perspective
"This book should appeal to anyone interested in examining or studying portrayals of women in the mass media and popular culture, as well as anyone interested in how fiction can relate to and reflect the real world."--Contemporary Sociology
"This book should appeal to anyone interested in examining or studying portrayals of women in the mass media and popular culture, as well as anyone interested in how fiction can relate to and reflect the real world."--Contemporary Sociology
Gray Cavender is a criminologist and professor in the faculty of Justice & Social Inquiry at Arizona State University and the coauthor of Corporate Crime Under Attack: The Fight to Criminalize Business Violence. Nancy C. Jurik is a sociologist and professor in the faculty of Justice & Social Inquiry at Arizona State University. She is the coauthor of Doing Justice, Doing Gender: Women in Legal and Criminal Justice Occupations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780252078705 |
| ISBN 10 | 0252078705 |
| Title | Justice Provocateur |
| Author | Gray Cavender |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
| Year published | 2012-07-25 |
| Number of pages | 174 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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