Jane Tennison and the Feminist Police Procedural
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12437266 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gray Cavender (Arizona State University, corresponding author), Nancy C Jurik (Arizona State University) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10-29 |
| Publication date | 1998-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Violence Against Women (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1077-8012 • E-ISSN: 1552-8448 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1077801298004001002 |
| OpenAlex | W2151277998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article presents an analysis of Prime Suspect, a public television film about detective chief inspector Jane Tennison. The authors focus on the film's images of gender, work, and justice and reveal several progressive feminist tendencies. The film portrays the problems and achievements of a woman in a predominantly male field. The film conveys the obstacles described by scholars that confront policewomen. It provides a critical view of how men officers investigate crimes of violence against women. Even so, Prime Suspect presents several unresolved ambiguities about working women generally and about those who work in traditionally male occupations such as policing
Criminal justice · Criminology · Economic Justice · Feminism · Field (mathematics · Focus (optics · Political science · Prime time · Sociology · Suspect · Gender Studies · Law · Media Studies and Communication · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Psychology · Sports, Gender, and Society
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,13 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2024 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |