media & crime T11 Flashcards
1
Q
media as a cause of crime
A
- fear of crime
- media & relative deprivation
- cultural criminology & late modernity
2
Q
ways media causes crime
A
- imitation
- desensitisation
- arousal
- teaching
- stimulating
- glamourising
3
Q
Belson
A
boys who witnessed TV violence committed 49% more violent acts than control groups
4
Q
evaluation of media causing crime
A
no conclusive evidence to suggest direct correlation
Haggle & New-born - young offenders no more likely to watch violent programmes than non-offenders
