Toward a Theory of True Crime: Forms and Functions of Nonfiction Murder Narratives

• Main Author: Punnett, Ian Case
• Format: Dissertation
• Language: English
• Published: ProQuest Dissertations & Theses 01.01.2017
• Subjects: Criminology; Journalism; Mass communications

The mass media genre known as true crime is dismissed often as a more sensational, less reliable iteration of traditional crime journalism. Consumer and editorial confusion exists because there is no overarching criteria determining what is, and what is not, true crime. To that extent, the complete...