Crime and the Media
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- Created on: 03-04-18 11:59
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- Crime and the Media
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- The content of the news is increasingly about crime
- William and Dickenson
- 30% of coverage of the SUN is devoted to crime
- Greer and Reiner
- Violent offences are more likely to feature in the news content then white collar crime
- Homicide is the most widely reported type of crime
- it makes up 1/3 of all report plus sex crime is also increasingly being reported
- However...
- Newburn
- The news content can still be misleading as some reports are distorted
- They disproportiantly feature high-status
- They exaggerate the risk of being a victim of crime
- The news content can still be misleading as some reports are distorted
- Newburn
- Distortion of Crime
- crimes that involve higher social classes are under reported or seen in a positive light
- crimes such as white collar or corporate crimes
- Newspapers select events which are uncommon
- The criminal is usually depicted as immoral and violent
- The women representations or bifurcation reinforces patricharcy
- Ethnic minors are overrepresented, linked to the assumption that minorities are more criminal
- this has created stereotypes and bias towards minority groups
- even though 90% of crimes are committed by adults, the media exaggerates youth crime
- 40% of newspaper reports are based on violence by children and so are 48% of TV new stories
- The language used to describe youth crime focuses on past crimes
- it focuses on the irrational natures of the crime
- innocence of the victim
- Encourages strong action to be taken
- crimes that involve higher social classes are under reported or seen in a positive light
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