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Tables of Contents for The Politics of Force
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
List of Illustrations
ix
Preface
xi
Mediating Realities: The Social Construction of Problems in the Media Arena
1
17
Making a Problem of Brutality
18
15
Normalizing Coercion: Competing Claims about Police Use of Force
33
29
Setting the Agenda: Rodney King and the Los Angeles Times
62
24
Making Big News: Story Cues and Critical Coverage of Policing
86
26
Struggling for Definition: Policing Problems in the New York Times
112
27
Interpreting Rodney King: Police Brutality in the National Media Arena
139
28
Accidents Will Happen: The News and Event-Driven Problem Definition
167
24
Appendix: Research Strategy
191
6
Notes
197
28
References
225
16
Index
241