the media and violent crime

Question 1

how many actos of murder and on screen violence will an american child have seen by the age of 18?

Answer 1

-8,000 murders
-200,000 acts of violence on TV

Question 2

what are the problems with trying to identify ‘copycat crimes’

Answer 2

-hard to distiguish the degree that theres a link between of media portrayal of violence and promotion
-issues w trying to prove it

Question 3

how did the murder of james bulger highlight the link between the media and crime?

Answer 3

-similarities of scenes shown in childplay 3 and the video and killing of james
-exposure of violent film may have been a factor

Question 4

how did the hungerford masscare highlight the link between the media and crime

Answer 4

-obssesed with firearms and owned magazines
-fan of ‘first blood’
-he owned copies of violent films
-similar scenes to events in hungerford

Question 5

what did surette conclude from previous research about impact of media on violence

Answer 5

-we are being educated by the media rather than real life experience

Question 6

what did surette conclude from his own research

Answer 6

-likely the media infulenced HOW people commit crime rather than WHY they commit crimes in the first place

Question 7

if the media is blamed for crime what other causes may this conceal?

Answer 7

-poverty
-abuse
-lack of ED
- greed