Crimewatch and punishment beyond the courtroom: Penal spectatorship and crime-prevention television in Singapore
Published online on July 06, 2026
Abstract
Punishment & Society, Ahead of Print.
In this article, I examineCrimewatch, Singapore's long-running crime-prevention television program, as a state-aligned form of mediated penal power. I argue that the program made punishment beyond the courtroom effective by making real crime watchable. ...
In this article, I examineCrimewatch, Singapore's long-running crime-prevention television program, as a state-aligned form of mediated penal power. I argue that the program made punishment beyond the courtroom effective by making real crime watchable. ...