03033nam 2200637Ia 450 991080945930332120230725023712.01-4529-4599-30-8166-7336-5(CKB)2670000000030296(EBL)548050(OCoLC)646066576(SSID)ssj0000413428(PQKBManifestationID)11319701(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000413428(PQKBWorkID)10381074(PQKB)10572564(StDuBDS)EDZ0001177294(MiAaPQ)EBC548050(MdBmJHUP)muse29784(Au-PeEL)EBL548050(CaPaEBR)ebr10399427(CaONFJC)MIL525748(EXLCZ)99267000000003029620090407d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCalling all cars[electronic resource] radio dragnets and the technology of policing /Kathleen BattlesMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20101 online resource (290 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4914-6 0-8166-4913-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: Heeding the call -- Policing perception : public image management and the creation of the radio crime docudrama -- The sound of intimate authority : professionalism and the reformation of police officers -- Gang busting : criminals and citizens in a professional world -- The dragnet effect : space, time, and police presence -- The shadow of doubt and the menace of surveillance -- Conclusion: Hearing the echoes.Calling All Cars shows how radio played a key role in an emerging form of policing during the turbulent years of the Depression. Until this time popular culture had characterized the gangster as hero, but radio crime dramas worked against this attitude and were ultimately successful in making heroes out of law enforcement officers.Through close analysis of radio programming of the era and the production of true crime docudramas, Kathleen Battles argues that radio was a significant site for overhauling the dismal public image of policing. However, it was not simply the elevation of the perceptiPolice communication systemsLaw enforcementTechnological innovationsCriminal investigationTechnological innovationsPoliceEquipment and suppliesPolice communication systems.Law enforcementTechnological innovations.Criminal investigationTechnological innovations.PoliceEquipment and supplies.363.2/32Battles Kathleen1664357MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809459303321Calling all cars4022329UNINA