Crime fiction

the corrections system. The first type of prison narrative is the “nature of confinement” prison film (Surette, 2015). In this narrative, the prisoners are portrayed as victims of injustice, often have been framed for a crime they did not commit, a chance accident, or pushed into crime by forces beyond their control. Consequently, these films from 1929 to 1942 tend to highlight the corruption of the prison system and backwards laws. Additionally, these films show the unjustly imprisoned inmates…

American Society Irwin discusses rabble, crime and the jail extensively. Throughout the book Irwin tends to connect the concepts to one another showing how each concept is dependent on the other. Irwin postulates that a “high percentage of the jail’s intake could be eliminated through decriminalization”. (Irwin, Chp.7) By including this statement I believe that Irwin is asserting that the law is not always effective in dealing with all forms of criminals and crime. The criminal justice system is…

In the flash fiction piece “Older, Wiser, Time Traveler” by M. Bennardo, a character explains to another how to get away with a crime of passion by using time travel. As the story progresses, he reveals that he has committed a crime of passion and came here to kill his past self—the character he is speaking to—and take his place. While Bennardo uproots assumptions the reader makes in the beginning and the middle and the alternative style lends itself to this practice, the end contains too much…

Crime in The Great Gatsby The 1920s was a time of American decadence and demoralization. Soldiers returning from the war were often disillusioned and the American Dream took on a new meaning; not one of communal prosperity and accomplishment, but one of wealth and affluence. “The first direction in which wealth injures the nation is a moral one. Money replaces honour and adventure as the objective of the best young men. Moreover, men do not normally seek to make money for their country or…

Crime mapping software helps law enforcement researchers discover hidden opportunities to improve public safety. The technology produces fact-based reports, providing comprehensive overviews of the people and places involved in criminal activity. Police departments around the country are incorporating the technology into their crime fighting toolkits to separate fact from opinion, reduce illegal activity and increase departmental efficiency. Making Sense out of Big Data Crime Statistics Law…

they really were, as far as we know from the historic facts. In this novel, we also encounter five victims, the same five that the Ripper actually killed, and the dates also didn’t change. Also, the ferocity of the case has no differences from the fiction novel to the proven historical facts. The only thing that differs from the novel to the bygone reality is the perspective of how the deed gets told. In Maniscalco’s “Stalking Jack the Ripper”, we follow the investigation of Audrey Rose and her…

Everybody has their favorite type of genre; whether it be science fiction, action, comedy, or horror. What all these have in common are how they are set up. Every genre follows a certain “formula.” So much so, that it can become repetitive, so people can become accustomed. Thomas Schatz found genre to be restrictive. However, they can change with what the people and industry want. It is a combination of narrative and cinematic elements that surround different conflicts. Genre is well-known…

time by ordinary people. When profiling is applied to a crime scene it is known as criminal profiling. Criminal profiling is considered an investigative tool used by law enforcement in order to identify suspects or prevent future crimes of an offender from happening. Criminal profiling is used throughout a crime when there is no conclusive evidence that can be inferred from the crime scene. With criminal profiling, profilers use the crime scene and other observations in order to conduct a…

To obtain a basis for their research on cultivation, Gerbner and his colleagues registered the violent content in TV fiction yearly since 1967 (Gerber, p.217). Cultural Indicators use the survey method to identify the Mean World Syndrome. Gerbner systematically tracked media violence and measured its impact on the perceptions and attitudes of viewers (Morris & Earp, 2010). The results that came from these surveys showed that those who were categorized as heavy viewers had a greater sense of…

emphasis on the victims being the most important after a crime has taken place. A police procedural is a subgenre of detective fiction which attempts to convincingly illustrate the activities of a police force as they investigate crime. Over the years these procedurals have become more prominent and the most watched shows on TV, and victims are being prioritized as number one as they are shown to be the ones mostly traumatized at the aftermath of a crime. These shows also use several ways to…