Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society Representations, Reactions and Criminalisation /

• Main Author: Gordon, Faith (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies
• Subjects: Law and the social sciences.; Juvenile delinquents.; Crime-Sociological aspects.; Mass media and crime.; Victimology.; Socio-legal Studies.; Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice.; Crime and Society.; Crime and the Media.

This book assesses the implications of how children and young people are represented in print media in Northern Ireland - a post-conflict transitioning society. Gordon analyses how children and young people's perceived involvement in anti-social and criminal behaviour is constructed and amplifi...

Table of Contents:

• PART I: THE THEORETICAL CONTEXT
• Chapter 1. Researching the Media Representations of Children and Young People in Northern Ireland
• Chapter 2. The Significance and Impact of the Media in Contemporary Society
• Chapter 3. The Impact of Social Reaction on Contemporary Policy Responses to Children and Young People
• PART II: MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS, SOCIAL REACTION AND THE IMPACT
• Chapter 4. Print Media Content Analysis
• Chapter 5. Reading the 'Riots'
• Chapter 6. 'It's the Nature of the Beast'
• Chapter 7. 'The Hidden Voices' in the Media
• PART III: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE POLICY RESPONSES
• Chapter 8. Reading Between the Headlines.