Media Effects: Copycat crime Flashcards
1
Q
How Did Surette (2016) define copycat crime?
A
“implies the yoking of two crimes where a primary cause of a crime is found in offender exposure to media content about a prior crime”
2
Q
Surette (2015) 7 main indicators of Copycat crime?
A
- Time Order
- Time Proximity
- Theme Consistency
- Scene Specificity
- Repetitive viewing
- Self-editing
- Offender Statements
3
Q
What did Heller and Polsky (1976) discover in their survey with offenders?
A
Surveyed 100
- 22% of them tried criminal techniques they had seen on TV
- Another 22% considered it
4
Q
what did Hendrick (1977) discover in survey of inmates in Michigan prison?
A
- Prisoners took notes while watching crime shows
- 9/10 said that they had learnt new tricks this way
- 4/10 attempted specific crimes as seen on TV
5
Q
2 examples of Copycat crime?
A
- James Holmes (2012) - TDKR shooting (referred himself as the Joker)
- John Hinckley Jr. (1981)
Attempted to assassinate Reagan (1981), obsession with the film Taxi Driver which very similar to what he did. (found not guilty, due to insanity)
6
Q
Helfglott (2015) 5 explanations for Copycat crime?
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- Individual Criminogenic factors
- Relationship to media
- Cultural factors
- Demographic factors
- Media sources
