Seeing Justice: Witnessing, Crime and Punishment in Visual Media

Mary Angela Bock's book "Seeing Justice" explores how criminal justice in the US is presented in visual media by focusing on the grounded practices of visual journalists in relationship with law enforcement. It reveals the practical struggles between journalists, police, and court officials to control the way images influence their resulting narratives, and offers a model for understanding how images are used in news narrative.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 320 pages
\n Publication date: 30 September 2021
\n Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
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In the realm of crime, social justice, and the law, visual media presents a complex and often deceptive landscape. In the contemporary mediated social world, visual communication has undergone a democratic transformation, reshaping our understanding and utilization of images as evidence. Mary Angela Bock's book, Seeing Justice, delves into the portrayal of criminal justice in the United States through the lens of visual journalism, emphasizing the grounded practices of these professionals in their interactions with law enforcement. Through extensive interviews, participant observation, contemporary court cases, and critical discourse analysis, Bock offers a comprehensive examination of how digitization is altering the dynamics between media, consumers, and the criminal justice system. From the tabloid coverage of the last public hanging in the US to the viral Karen-shaming videos, from mugshots to perp walks, Bock focuses on the practical struggles between journalists, police, and court officials to shape the narrative influenced by images. By unveiling the ways in which powerful interests dictate what the public perceives, Seeing Justice provides a valuable model for understanding the role of images in news narratives.

In the context of crime, social justice, and the law, visual media presents a complex and often deceptive landscape. In the contemporary mediated social world, visual communication has undergone a democratic transformation, reshaping our understanding and utilization of images as evidence. Mary Angela Bock's book, Seeing Justice, delves into the portrayal of criminal justice in the United States through the lens of visual journalism, emphasizing the grounded practices of these professionals in their interactions with law enforcement. Through extensive interviews, participant observation, contemporary court cases, and critical discourse analysis, Bock offers a comprehensive examination of how digitization is altering the dynamics between media, consumers, and the criminal justice system. From the tabloid coverage of the last public hanging in the US to the viral Karen-shaming videos, from mugshots to perp walks, Bock focuses on the practical struggles between journalists, police, and court officials to shape the narrative influenced by images. By unveiling the ways in which powerful interests dictate what the public perceives, Seeing Justice provides a valuable model for understanding the role of images in news narratives.

\n Weight: 452g\n
Dimension: 573 x 314 x 20 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780190926984\n \n