HBO’s “Who is Luigi Mangione” is just one in a long line of true crime documentaries available over popular streaming platforms like Netflix and Hulu that have been grabbing the public’s attention and raising academic concern.

Rising homelessness, shoplifting and staggering gun violence have dominated headlines and social media feeds across the United States in...

When investigative journalist Sarah Koenig began her podcast in 2014, she wanted to tell the story of Adnan Syed, a man sentenced to life...