Media and Crime Flashcards
what suggests media to be a cause of crime
the hypodermic syringe model
explain the hypodermic syringe model
-passive audience is injected with media messages with no critical thinking
what experiment supports the hypodermic syringe model as a cause of crime and how
-Bandura Bobo Doll experiment
-violence is a learned behaviour
give two cases that supports the theory that violence is a learned behaviour
-Jamie Burger case where two 10 year olds killed him after watching Child’s Play series
-Columbine High School massacre violent songs
evaluate the media as a cause of crime (2)
-media clearly does not influence everyone the same way
-people are not desensitised but sensitised by media
how was Bandura’s Bobo doll experiment criticised
-children may have been aware it was a playful activity with just a doll
which two theorists criticise the hypodermic syringe model and why
-postmodernists and pluralists argue audiences are active
what do interactionists such as Stan Cohen argue about the media
-labelling in media results in deviancy amplification through folk devils and moral panics
give two examples of media and deviancy amplification
-2011 London Riots
-Mods and Rockers Brighton beach
evaluate deviancy amplification/ London Riots
-cannot explain initial deviancy only copycats eg riots in Birmingham or Manchester after London
-majority of rioters had previous convictions, no average citizen influenced
how has the new media increased crime
-created cybercrime, this is how globalisation changed crime
-eg identity theft, cyber bullying, fraud, terrorism
what does Reiner argue about crime reporting in the media
-most crimes are property related however receive minimal coverage in contrast to violent/sexual crimes
what are 2 impacts of media reporting of crime
-increased fear of victimisation
-stereotypical views of minority groups
