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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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

Only the names have been changed : Dragnet, the police procedural, and postwar culture

Authors: Calhoun, Claudia
Published: University of Texas Press, 2022

Physical Description: viii, 177 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

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