How to responsibly present criminal cases has been long under debate in both academic circles and in broadcasting ones. What lines should be crossed and which ones should remain? In this informative new book, the intersection of academia and entertainment are presented to show how they can blend without alienating audiences or lowering academic standards in studying criminal behaviour.

For those who produce true crime media, from books to documentaries, this is a unique guide which is presented from an insider’s perspective. For those studying criminology and who wish to produce books and documentaries, they too have a guide to show how to present compelling information and understanding without confusing or alienating general audiences.

Narrative criminology brings two seemingly different disciplines together to produce new lines of inquiry and subjects for the genre, all while educating and entertaining audiences. While the genre is an enduring and popular one, there are emerging issues, from inclusion to developing new subgenres, and this book is the definitive guide to crafting narratives that are also empirical methods of gathering and analysing new information and ideas, and disseminating it responsibly to audiences who are innately drawn to humanity’s grimmest real-life stories as they look for guidance.