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Finn Jonathan M (Jonathan Mathew), <1972-> |
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Capturing the criminal image [[electronic resource] ] : from mug shot to surveillance society / / Jonathan Finn |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (188 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Legal photography |
Criminals |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction : constructing the criminal in North America -- Picturing the criminal : photography and criminality in the nineteenth century -- Photographing fingerprints : data, evidence, and latent identification -- The control of inscriptions : standardizing DNA analysis -- Potential criminality : the body in the digital archive -- Visible criminality : data collection, border security, and public display. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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At the beginning of the twentieth century, criminals, both alleged and convicted, were routinely photographed and fingerprinted-and these visual representations of their criminal nature were archived for possible future use. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, a plethora of new tools-biometrics, DNA analysis, digital imagery, and computer databases-similarly provide new ways for representing the criminal. Capturing the Criminal Image traces how the act of representing-and watching-is central to modern law enforcement. Jonathan Finn analyzes the development of police photography in th |
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