Only the names have been changed [electronic resource] : Dragnet, the police procedural, and postwar culture / Claudia Calhoun.

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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 c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Calhoun, Claudia (Author)
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Los Angeles (Calif.). > Police Department > In mass media.
Dragnet (Radio program)
Dragnet (Radio program) > Influence.
Dragnet (Television program : 1951-1959)
Dragnet (Television program : 1951-1959) > Influence.
Television cop shows > History and criticism.
Television cop shows > Social aspects.
Online Access:
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2022 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Only the Names Have Been Changed: Dragnet, the Police Procedural, and Postwar Culture
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Introduction. Dragnet and the police procedural
  • "Our neo-realism" : The Hollywood semi-documentary cycle
  • Silence, not sirens : Dragnet's aural realism
  • Saturation and citizenship : Dragnet on television and in culture
  • Professionalization and public relations : Dragnet and the LAPD
  • Epilogue. "One of us".