COPS ON THE BOX.

http://www.copsonthebox.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=4%3Afictional-tv-shows&Itemid=5&layout=default&limitstart=40

Tv Listings.

My Question and Primary Research

I have decided on "How are the police portrayed in current crime fiction?". I want to do this because we as a culture are clearly fascinated with crime narratives, and therefore analysis of them must be able to tell us something about our attitudes to crime and to the law, and our anxieties about the sort of society we live in. I think looking at the different portrayals of police will help me get at these issues.

Primary research
1. Schedules/film listings - to what extent are police narratives consumed
2. Analysis of range of current reps - The Bill, Heartbeat, New Tricks etc.
3. Surveys and interviews about attitudes to the police.
4. Screenings and discussions about various reps on offer.