The Media Flashcards
How does the media portray crime
news values
fictional representations of crime
how does the media cause crime
1:
•imitation
•arousal
•desensitisation
•transmitting knowledge
•stimulating desire for unaffordable goods
•glamourising offending
2.Relative deprivation
3.create moral panics
4.new communication tech -global crime
explain news values (portrayal of crime)
British newspapers devotes 30% of space to crime - give distorted image of crime
46% of violent or sexual crime reported but it accounts for 3% of crime
portrays victims as more middle class + exaggerate police success
news is social construction
explain fictional representation (how media portrays crime)
20% of movies are about crime
fictional media follows a law of opposites so are the opposite of stats and similar to the news e.g. property crimes under represented and fictional police usually get their man
Banduras explanation of the media encouraging crime
aggressive behaviour could be learnt through observation due to copycat behaviour - more likely to imitate make aggressive models
would do the same with the media - video games and rap lyrics
How the media increases relative deprivation leading to crime
media presents materialistic messages through influencer culture and tv shows
leads to relative deprivation among the poorest in society and commit crime to gain these material goods - link to merton
how does the media creating moral panics lead to more crime
Media exaggerate violent crimes and risks of victimisation
Mods and rockers - reported as bigger incident than it was - led to deviance amplification spiral and more crime as more people identified as a mod or rocker due to:
exaggeration
prediction
symbolisation + labelling
Explain how media and tech increases opportunities for crime
more opportunities for cyber crime have been created:
•cyber trespass - wiki leaks hacking
•cyber deception - identity theft
•cyber pornography - child porn rings
•cyber violence - cyber bullying
