Unit 1: 1.5: Impact Of Media Representations On Public Perception Of Crime Flashcards
Give all the 6 impacts for public perceptions of crime
Moral panic
Changing public concerns and attitudes
Perceptions of crime
Stereotyping of criminals
Levels of response to crime and punishment types
Changing priorities and emphasis
Explain moral panic
When the public will react to a situation in an irrational/ over exaggerated/ panicky manner
Give examples of moral panic and what they have caused
Mods and rockers: youth subcultures whom have been seen as a major societal crisis and caused the fear of a potential social order breakdown
Violent video games: caused censorship calls, bans, sale restrictions
Explain changing public concerns and attitudes
How societal views and worries about crime and criminals shift over time
What can changing public concerns and attitudes be influenced by?
Media coverages
Crime events
Social trends
Give an example of changing public concerns and attitudes
A week-long knife amnesty in Manchester
Explain levels of response to crime
The variety of reactions to crime based on the person, area and severity of the crime and what the authorities do in prevention
Give examples of responses to crime
Informal: school anti-bullying programs, neighbourhood watch programs
Formal: policy changes, increased police presence
Explain changing priorities and emphasis
When the media voices a concern about a particular crime type which sometimes leads to changes in the priorities, policing and government
Give examples for changing priorities and emphasis
Knife crime
Terrorism
Explain stereotyping of criminals
The simplified generalisation of criminals based upon ill-formed views
Give an example of stereotyping criminals
Assuming all black men are criminals
Explain perceptions of crime
How communities understand, interpret and react to crime in their area
Give an example of perceptions of crime
News programmes on tv and radio being the source of information that influenced perceptions of national crime levels
