What crimes does the media tend to over-represent?
1. Violent and sexual crime 2. Police success 3. Risk of victimisation, especially to women
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How do news values affect the way the media portray crime?
News is selected based on its value to news companies, creating a distorted picture of crime.
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How did the media's portrayal of mods and rockers cause a deviance amplification spiral?
1. Exaggeration and distortion: they exaggerated the numbers involved and extent of violence and damage 2. Prediction: they assumed and predicted further conflict 3. Symbolisation: the symbols of mods and rockers all negatively labelled deviant.
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How did the media's portrayal of mods and rockers cause a deviance amplification spiral? (2)
This made the problem seem as if it was getting out of hand resulting in additional control, further marginalising and stigmatising the group.
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When does Cohen suggest moral panics occur?
Cohen argues moral panics occur at times of social change, reflecting the anxieties many people feel when accepted values seem to be undermined.
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How has the internet created the rise of cyber-crime?
1. Cyber-trespass: hacking 2. Cyber theft 3. Cyber *********** 4. Cyber violence: stalking and hate crimes
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What opportunity does the new ICT also provide?
It provides the police and state with greater opportunities for surveillance and control of the population.
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How do news values affect the way the media portray crime?
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News is selected based on its value to news companies, creating a distorted picture of crime.
Card 3
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How did the media's portrayal of mods and rockers cause a deviance amplification spiral?
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Card 4
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How did the media's portrayal of mods and rockers cause a deviance amplification spiral? (2)
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