Television and the Legal System
Author | : Barbara Villez |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2009-12-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781135238025 |
ISBN-13 | : 1135238022 |
Rating | : 4/5 (022 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Television and the Legal System by : Barbara Villez
Download or read book Television and the Legal System written by Barbara Villez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-04 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: American legal television series have long informed viewers - and fostered myths - about the legal system in the US. Villez examines this genre from the 1940s to the present, and contrasts American legal shows with those in France, where the same genre offers a strikingly different representation of justice.