DISCOVERY TWO, CRIME VICTIM INTERACTIONS.
social factors:
P: Fear and perception of crime is highly affected by social factors.
E: Goodey: argues that men's apparent fearlessness with regard to crime is crucially tied to society's perception of masculinity, which prevents men admitting their own vunerablitiy.
The media also has a huge impact on public perception of crime.
Howitt: argues that the media's focus on exceptional events like sex and violence creates a skewed impression of the risks within the general public.
Parker:'s study also indicates this, showing that sensationalist converage produce higher crime levels than non sensationalist coverage.
C: As fear of crime can seriously affect our quality of life, this suggests that the media's affect on people should be adressed.
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