A collection of fifteen essays that describe the negative impact of social media as people become virtual judges and juries, making snap judgments about other people's actions or statements without knowing all of the facts, and without giving others the benefit of the doubt.
Contains a reference handbook to issues involving the media and the American court system and explores how technological advances from cameras in the courtroom to internet news have created new areas of controversy.
Examines media coverage of crimes in the 1990s--such as the O. J. Simpson trial and the JonBenet Ramsey murder--and its effect on the public's attitudes toward the U.S. justice system.
Presents twenty essays on crime and criminals in American popular culture, discussing such topics as gangsters, the fascination with serial killers, and real crime portrayals in the media.
