Author:
Helfgott, Jacqueline B. author.
ImprintNew York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
Descriptionxx, 333 pages ; 25 cm
Note:How media, technology, and digital culture have changed criminal behavior and violence -- How media and technology shape modus operandi and signature elements of criminal behavior -- The copycat effect on criminal behavior: a theory of copycat and media-mediated crime -- Case studies of copycat and media-mediated crime -- Copycat crime in the courts: implications for civil rights and criminal justice -- From the ethical realm of the real, to the aesthetic realm of the hyperreal, to the digital realm of the unreal: what the future holds and what we can do about it.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-313) and index.
Note:"The book intertwines vignettes from current events, perpetrator statements, police reports, and current research to show how copycat crimes are linked to media, technology, and our digital culture. Includes recommendations to reduce the criminogenic effects of media, technology, and digital culture and includes an appendix listing technology and media influenced copycat crimes."-- Provided by publisher.
