LEADER 03804nam 2200721 450 001 9910795639303321 005 20230626010300.0 010 $a1-5036-3174-5 024 7 $a10.1515/9781503631748 035 $a(CKB)5580000000298197 035 $a(DE-B1597)627118 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781503631748 035 $aEBL7012544 035 $a(AU-PeEL)EBL7012544 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7012544 035 $a(OCoLC)1322125351 035 $a(EXLCZ)995580000000298197 100 $a20230626d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCrimesploitation $ecrime, punishment, and pleasure on reality television /$fPaul Kaplan and Daniel LaChance 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aStanford, California :$cStanford University Press,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (180 p.) 225 1 $aThe cultural lives of law 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-5036-1368-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : the disciplined and the delinquent -- Humilitainment, Inc. : policing the criminal on primetime -- Watching the night creatures : crimesploitation and boredom -- Cuffs of love : punishment and redemption in crimesploitation -- Middlebrow crimesploitation -- Epilogue : w(h)ither crimesploitation? 330 $a"Due to the graphic nature of this program, viewer discretion is advised." Most of us have encountered this warning while watching television at some point. It is typically attached to a brand of reality crime TV that Paul Kaplan and Daniel LaChance call "crimesploitation": spectacles designed to entertain mass audiences by exhibiting "real" criminal behavior and its consequences. This book examines their enduring popularity in American culture. Analyzing the structure and content of several popular crimesploitation shows, including Cops, Dog: The Bounty Hunter, and To Catch a Predator, as well as newer examples like Making a Murderer and Don't F**K with Cats, Kaplan and LaChance highlight the troubling nature of the genre: though it presents itself as ethical and righteous, its entertainment value hinges upon suffering. Viewers can imagine themselves as deviant and ungovernable like the criminals in the show, thereby escaping a law-abiding lifestyle. Alternatively, they can identify with law enforcement officials, exercising violence, control, and "justice" on criminal others. Crimesploitation offers a sobering look at the depictions of criminals, policing, and punishment in modern America. 410 0$aCultural lives of law. 606 $aTrue crime television programs$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 606 $aReality television programs$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism 606 $aCrime on television 606 $aPunishment on television 610 $aCrime. 610 $aCultural Criminology. 610 $aCultural History. 610 $aLaw & Society. 610 $aMass Incarceration. 610 $aMedia Studies. 610 $aNeoliberalism. 610 $aPunishment. 610 $aReality Television. 610 $apopular culture. 615 0$aTrue crime television programs$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aReality television programs$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aCrime on television. 615 0$aPunishment on television. 676 $a791.456556 700 $aKaplan$b Paul$f1968-$01479945 702 $aLaChance$b Daniel$f1979- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795639303321 996 $aCrimesploitation$93696340 997 $aUNINA