| Description |
1 online resource (186 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction. Dragnet and the police procedural -- "Our neo-realism" : The Hollywood semi-documentary cycle -- Silence, not sirens : Dragnet's aural realism -- Saturation and citizenship : Dragnet on television and in culture -- Professionalization and public relations : Dragnet and the LAPD -- Epilogue. "One of us" |
| Summary |
"A study of the early, paradigmatic police procedural "Dragnet" (radio, TV, and film), showing how the narrative emphasized the need for a civil, democratic society and implied that order could be maintained by citizens' cooperation with police. The book includes discussions of the program's media convergence; the relationship between producers and the real-life LAPD, who advised, provided story ideas, reviewed scripts, and served as on-set technical advisors and who benefited as a result of this positive association with the beloved program; the show's role in the development of the police procedural; and current calls for police reform among accusations that the genre has not accurately reflected all communities' experiences with the police and that it has helped audiences turn a blind eye toward police abuses"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department -- In mass media
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Los Angeles (Calif.). Police Department |
| SUBJECT |
Dragnet (Radio program) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79019991
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Dragnet (Radio program) -- Influence
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Dragnet (Television program : 1951-1959) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n96039900
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Dragnet (Television program : 1951-1959) -- Influence
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Dragnet (Radio program) fast |
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Dragnet (Television program : 1951-1959) fast |
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Television cop shows -- History and criticism
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Television cop shows -- Social aspects
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PERFORMING ARTS / General.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Mass media
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Television cop shows
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Television cop shows -- Social aspects
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1477325409 |
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9781477325407 |
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