Calling all cars radio dragnets and the technology of policing - Battles, Kathleen (Minneapolis University of Minnesota Press, 2010)
Introduction: Heeding the call -- Policing perception : public image management and the creation of the radio crime docudrama -- The sound of intimate authority : professionalism and the reformation of police officers -- Gang busting : criminals and citizens in a professional world -- The dragnet effect : space, time, and police presence -- The shadow of doubt and the menace of surveillance -- Conclusion: Hearing the echoes.
Keywords: Radio crime shows -- United States -- History and criticism; Radio broadcasting -- Social aspects -- United States; Police communication systems -- Social aspects -- United States