ABSTRACT
Writing a short overview of the critical literature on media and crime, for example, begs the question, “which medium, which crime?” In response to the first half of this question, there are fundamentally three mediated spheres of mass (or niche) communication that interact with crime: (1) entertainment, (2) news, and (3) online. Each of these spheres may be subdivided into a myriad of media sub-spheres, including but not limited to books, films, radio, television, and the Internet. Each of these sub-spheres of mediation and crime representation in turn may be further subdivided into different styles of discourse and crime construction. In response to the second half of the question, these media could interact with a near inexhaustible number of crimes as well as with an array of crime control activities, including but not limited to those customs and practices of law enforcement and criminal justice.
