The Boom of Crime Dramas Within Postmodern Society: The Spectacle of Crime, Commercialisation, and Stereotyping

Within this critical reflection, I aim to highlight how, during the shift from modernity into postmodernity, society saw a growth in fictional crime dramas on television. Through understanding this growth, along with the reasonings behind why these shows have become immensely popular, the paper will divulge into how this sensationalised portrayal of crime through crime dramas has created distortions of crime and as a result generated harmful images of crime and the justice system along with certain groups within society.