Area X. Perceptions and Responses to Crime and Justice / 52. Media and Social Construction of Crime

Divisions of Special Interest / Division of Policing

Victims and Villains: Racial/ethnic Differences in News Portrayal of Persons with Mental Illness Killed by Police - Emma Frankham, University of Wisconsin–Madison

Media Effects on Citizen Perceptions of Police - Asia Hernton, Augusta University; Candace E Griffith, Augusta University; Allison Foley, Augusta University

Media Framing of Police Shootings of African American Males in the Black Lives Matters Era - Venessa Garcia, New Jersey City University

Protest or Riot?: Media Reporting of Protest - LeAnn N Cabage, Iowa State University; Kimberly D Dodson, University of Houston - Clear Lake

LeAnn N Cabage, Iowa State University