Introduction
The media and the punitive gene
Politicians, media and judges
Protecting the public or protecting the politicians
Home Secretaries against the Home Office
In the shadow of Number Ten
Addicted to distortion: the media and UK drugs policy
The cannabis conundrum
Police and the media
A changing media : and a new media
Terrorism and the politics of response
Conclusion.
Crime, policy and the media : the shaping of criminal justice, 1989-2010 by Jon Silverman. ISBN 9780415672320. Published by Routledge in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.