CRIM 4654 Lecture 13: Lecture 13
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Public vs. private justice: law and order ideology. Law enforcers in fictional crime stories were not necessarily part of the law but works as prvate investigators. There were problems related to masculinity and professionalism: what kind of man makes the best pi?-> man of honour. Classical detective stories: amateur detectives who were concerned with the problem of knowledge. The is a blur between the line of public and private justice. Early detectives got full access to crime scenes: e. g. csi video of police parody where people invade the space. Hardboiled crime detectives: cops act as private eye-> them act without much regard for their superior officers, regular procedures of police work, etc. I(cid:374) these poli(cid:272)e fil(cid:373)s you see the (cid:862)syste(cid:373) o(cid:374) trial(cid:863) (cid:373)ore tha(cid:374) a (cid:272)ri(cid:373)i(cid:374)al suspe(cid:272)t. This include one cop who acts as a vigilante to break the corrupt system.
