Introduction – Anthony Amatrudo and Regina E. Rauxloh

Part I: Perception shaped by traditional media
1 Criminology through the looking glass – Colin Sumner
2 What do they know of law who only cop shows know? – Anthony Amatrudo
3 Regurgitating the media image: toward a phenomenology of the 'visible' in criminal justice – Matthew R. Draper and David Polizzi

Part II: Perception shaped by other means
4 'Kony is so last month': lessons from social media stunt 'Kony 2012' – Regina E. Rauxloh
5 A comparative analysis of the criminal and civil justice systems in England and Wales – Matthew R. Smith
6 Beliefs about the European Court of Human Rights in the United Kingdom Parliament – Paul Johnson
7 Forward! Coding, de-coding, and re-coding law in public art for urban regeneration – Ronnie Lippens

Part III: Perception of those at the fringe of society
8 Criminology and the legacies of Clarice Starling – David Wilson
9 Letters to Casey Anthony, a woman accused of murder – Lizzie Seal
10 The gypsy's lot: myth and reality – Robert Jago
Index