newsmaking-public criminology Flashcards
what is newsmaking criminology
criminologists taking an active role in shaping news media narratives
what are threats to culture often described as?
folk devils
what do newsmaking criminologists/public criminologists aim to influence with public policy?
align with the best practises/evidence in criminological research
what does “if it bleeds, it leads” mean
disproportionality featuring violent crimes compared to official statistics
what does exposure on tv of crime do
increased fear of crime and heightened precipitation of crime risk
what does the term mugging mean?
describing street robberies in the UK and focused on black men as perps
what were the “results/consequences” of mugging in black communities?
increased police power and surveillance and new tactics targetting black men
2 overarching media frames?
- consensus frames
- conflict frames
consensus frames
shows rather than explains
conflict frames
present issues through conflict
challenges for newsmaking/public criminologists
- access
- media format challenges
- structural challenges
access
building relationships with a media outlet is difficult
media format challenges
complex explanations and adapting to specific media formats and genres
structural challenges
dominance of law enforcement perspectives in media
