The Australian and New Zealand Critical Criminology Conference Proceedings 2010: Recent submissions
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Social Networking Sites and Crime: Is Facebook more than just a Place to Procrastinate?
Published 2011-05-17This paper analyses the most popular social networking website (SNS)2—Facebook—and its engagement with crime. Through media analysis of several Australian and international newspapers and using case studies, the paper ...Open AccessConference paper -
Curiosity Killed the M-Cat: an Examination of Illicit Drugs and Media
Published 2011-05-17Using mainstream media communication theories, this article outlines different mechanisms by which media can impact on public perceptions of drugs and crime. The media can set the agenda and define public interest; frame ...Open AccessConference paper -
‘This is Africa’: Filmic Negotiations of Crime, Justice and Global Responsibility
Published 2011-05-17Film is a significant medium through which Western audiences learn about crime and suffering occurring beyond their national borders. On this basis, this article critically reflects on the ‘knowledge’ of criminal violence ...Open AccessConference paper -
Securing Nightlife: Media Representations of Public and Private Policing
Published 2011-05-17There is ongoing ambivalence concerning door staff and crowd controllers in the night-time economy (NTE). Expanded private security is often acknowledged as a legitimate solution to the fear people experience in relation ...Open AccessConference paper -
The Subject in Peril
Published 2011-05-17What follows is an introduction to my forthcoming doctoral research regarding the portrayal of the subject and object of fear in road safety public education campaigns. The objective of this particular paper is to situate ...Open AccessConference paper