Only the names have been changed [electronic resource] : Dragnet, the police procedural, and postwar culture / Claudia Calhoun.
"A study of the early, paradigmatic police procedural "Dragnet" (radio, TV, and film), showing how the narrative emphasized the need for a civil, democratic society and implied that order could be maintained by citizens' cooperation with police. The book includes discussions of the program's media c...
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Language: | English |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2022.
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Edition: | First edition. |
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Variant Title: |
Only the Names Have Been Changed: Dragnet, the Police Procedural, and Postwar Culture |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
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"A study of the early, paradigmatic police procedural "Dragnet" (radio, TV, and film), showing how the narrative emphasized the need for a civil, democratic society and implied that order could be maintained by citizens' cooperation with police. The book includes discussions of the program's media convergence; the relationship between producers and the real-life LAPD, who advised, provided story ideas, reviewed scripts, and served as on-set technical advisors and who benefited as a result of this positive association with the beloved program; the show's role in the development of the police procedural; and current calls for police reform among accusations that the genre has not accurately reflected all communities' experiences with the police and that it has helped audiences turn a blind eye toward police abuses"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781477325407 (online) 9781477325414 (online) |