examples for AC1.5

Question 1

moral panic

Answer 1

Stanley Cohen- Mods and Rockers, media stated there were 97 arrests when there were only 24

Question 2

stereotyping of criminals

Answer 2

Clifford Williams Jf arrested for shooting of white women, wrongly convicted and handed life sentences after two day trial

Question 3

perception of crime trends

Answer 3

Mark duggan

• 29 year old shot and killed by police, officers stated he was arrested on suspicion he was in possession of a gun, Duggan died from gun wound
• media produced headlines such as ‘whos next’

Question 4

changing public concerns and attitudes

Answer 4

was okay to beat your wife,

in 1976 it was now illegal

Question 5

changing priorities + levels of response to crime

Answer 5

7/7 attack (london bombing apparently co-ordinated by Islamist suicide attacks targeting public transport)

AMBULANCE RESPONSE IS FASTER, INTELLIGENCE SHARING HAS IMPROVED (like surveillance photos)