Why not look at crime narratives and how they represent the police, the criminal, and society in general? Within this you could explore the pleasures offered by the texts, the possible cultural anxieties they indicate exist, and how real audiences talk about them (ie what they like about them - this would connect your secondary reading with some real research to see if it is backed up or not).
Media texts you could focus on:
Whitechapel - about Jack the Ripper. IS the serial killer sick and needing treatment, or evil and needing punishment?
Knife Crime reporting - why the increase despite ambiguous evidence
The Bill
For primary research you could get together fans of crime drama and show them some clips to find out their attitudes to what you discover doing your secondary reading.
Sean
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