Media and crime

Question 1

media amplifies crime

Answer 1

distorted view of crime causes public concern, incidents are over reported, issues high on public agenda, police have pressure to do stuff and are more sensitive to issue so discover more crime (e.g black crime)

Question 2

Role models in media

Answer 2

• young people view violent characters in media and imitate behaviour
• detective programmes show them how to get away with crime
• over exposure of crime leads to desensitisation = more crime
• crime on tv can be dramatic and unrealistic but still cause fear in public

Question 3

Media allows for crime in less direct ways

Answer 3

• internet access - child pornography + email scams

* relative deprivation - advertisements cause crime in classes

Question 4

Moral panic

Answer 4

9/11 etc = terrorism moral panic