Crimes of Dissent: Agitation, Anarchy & the Politics of Conscience (forthcoming, NYU Press). 

Crimes of Dissent presents what is perhaps the first criminological exploration of the motivations, methods, and consequences of civil disobedience, non-violent resistance, direct action, and other forms of 'illegal' dissent.  Compiling interviews with activists from across the political spectrum, the book presents a portrait of the contemporary activist and her experiences navigating the criminal justice system.

Good Cop/Bad Cop: Mass Media & the Cycle of Police Reform (2003: Willow Tree Press). 

"...an excellent insight on the history of law enforcement and media and how the two have come together"  -   Police Practice & Research

"Lovell's book is both eye-opener and cautionary, a solid foundation for further classroom exploration..." - Criminal Justice Review

Book Description  "Good Cop/Bad Cop" offers the first extended review of the influence of the mass media on local and federal law enforcement in the U.S. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, and drawing upon popular characterizations of law enforcement in the movies, the press, television and literature, this book argues that police reform is inextricably linked to the rise and technological development of the mass media. Historical analysis illustrates how new forms of media communication generate new forms of information about police practices that become available to the public for the first time. Periodically, this new information portrays law enforcement in a less-than-favorable light, ushering in public demands for police reform.

But while the mass media exert an influence upon police practices, law enforcement officials also exert a powerful influence on media coverage of crime and justice policies and practices. This book documents law enforcement's close monitoring of the police image as well as attempts by government officials to utilize mass media to further their crime control objectives. Data from the author's recent national study of police-media relations provide deep insight into the public relations activities conducted each day by police spokespersons.

"Good Cop/Bad Cop" casts the mass media as central to police reform, and argues that a free and independent press is a prerequisite to innovations and improvements in policing.

'Step Aside Superman!  This is a job for [Captain] America!' Comic Books and Super Heroes Post September 11.

The terrorist attacks on September 11th were unique and unprecedented in many ways, but the day will stand in our memories particularly because of our ability to watch the spectacle unfold. The blazing towers crumbling into dust, black smoke rising from the Pentagon, the unrecognizable remains of a fourth airplane in a quiet Pennsylvania field--these images, while disturbing and surreal, provide an important vehicle for interdisciplinary dialogue within media studies, showing us how horrific national disasters are depicted in various media. Each contributor to this volume offers a fresh, engaging perspective on how the media transformed the 9/11 crisis into an ideological tour de force, examining why certain readings of these events were preferred, and discussing the significance of those preferred meanings. Yet the contributors do not limit themselves to such standard news mediums such as newspapers and television. This anthology also covers comic books, songs, advertising, Web sites, and other non-traditional media outlets. Using a wide range of interdisciplinary approaches, contributors explore such topics as the amount of time dedicated to coverage, how the attacks were presented in the United States and abroad, how conflicting viewpoints were addressed, and how various artistic outlets dealt with the tragedy. Offering a unique approach to a topic of enduring interest and importance, this volume casts a new light on considerations of that day.