Unit 1: AC1.5 - Impact of media representation on public perception of crime

Question 1

Public perceptions

Answer 1

How the public view something/how they feel generally a collective opinion

Question 2

Moral panic (2)

Answer 2

Used to describe media representation of something that has happened that public will react to in a panicked manner.
- Statistics tend to be exaggerated

Question 3

Example of moral panic and exaggeration - the mods and rockers

Answer 3

24 arrests made but reported 97 arrests by the newspaper

Question 4

Deviancy amplification

Answer 4

A small deviant act which has been amplified

Question 5

What percentage of adults perceive crime to have risen over the past few years?

Answer 5

6/10 adults/61%

Question 6

Stereotyping of criminals

Answer 6

• People are treated differently

- Focuses on the religions - Manchester bombing > Muslim fiath