Overview

This book examines the relationship between true crime and wrongful conviction in the age of streaming content. True crime plays a vital role in informing, entertaining, and developing public expectations surrounding justice. During the streaming era, true crime has emerged as a profitable option for content producers, leading to a form of engaged fandom entwined in the narratives of victims and criminals. The book is a culmination of research and analysis into the role of true crime in raising public awareness of narratives of wrongful conviction. It examines the effects on audience participation in seeking justice through digital enabled opportunities like crowd-sourcing, websleuthing, and online activism.

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Author:   Greg Stratton
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN:  

9783032161482

ISBN 10:   3032161487
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   11 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1.  Introducing Streaming Justice.- Chapter 2. True Crime in the digital age: Setting the scene for wrongful conviction.- Chapter 3. Netflix, Making a Murderer and streaming justice.- Chapter 4. Online Fandom: Justice seeking, misinformation, and disinformation.- Chapter 5. Is it about the innocent? User-created content, video-sharing and the evolution of justice vlogging.- Chapter 6. The influencers of innocence: TikTokification, social media influencers, and true crime.- Chapter 7. Streaming the celebrification of the innocent.- Chapter 8. Experiences of streaming: Participating in true crime.- Chapter 9. Experiences of innocence advocates with true crime.- Chapter 10. Conclusion: Justice swimming up the stream.

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Greg Stratton is a Senior Lecturer in Justice and Legal Studies at RMIT University. A the manager of The Bridge of Hope Innocence Initiative at RMIT University, he is part of an award-winning work-integrated learning project where students, faculty, and legal experts collaboratively review potential wrongful convictions and advocate for systemic reforms. His research interests focus on digital criminology, wrongful conviction, state crime, media and crime, and identity in the digital age. He has published regularly on the relationship between wrongful conviction, the media, and the pursuit of justice. He has previously co-authored the book, Digital Criminology: Crime and Justice in Digital Society (Routledge, 2018) and Innocence Unveiled: The Systemic, Social, and Structural Factors Behind Wrongful Convictions in Australia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025).   

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