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The politics of force : media and the construction of police brutality
- Title
- The politics of force : media and the construction of police brutality / Regina G. Lawrence.
- Author
- Lawrence, Regina G., 1961-
- Publication
- Berkeley : University of California Press, [2000], ©2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | P94.5.P64 L38 2000 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xiv, 254 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-240) and index.
- Contents
- 1. Mediating Realities: The Social Construction of Problems in the Media Arena -- 2. Making a Problem of Brutality -- 3. Normalizing Coercion: Competing Claims about Police Use of Force -- 4. Setting the Agenda: Rodney King and the Los Angeles Times -- 5. Making Big News: Story Cues and Critical Coverage of Policing -- 6. Struggling for Definition: Policing Problems in the New York Times -- 7. Interpreting Rodney King: Police Brutality in the National Media Arena -- 8. Accidents Will Happen: The News and Event-Driven Problem Definition -- Appendix. Research Strategy.
- ISBN
- 0520221915 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0520221923 (paper : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99053115
- OCLC
- ocm42726101
- SCSB-3986466
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries