Explanation of crime - media reporting
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- Created on: 09-05-16 20:17
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- Media Reporting
- The media reports criminal activity in a highly selective way
- Cohen (1973) argued that through several stages, a group is identified and portrayed by the media as being 'trouble makers'
- Which leads to public outcry and the determination by the authorities (police etc.) to tackle the problem group
- Amplification of deviance
- Which leads to public outcry and the determination by the authorities (police etc.) to tackle the problem group
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