Crime and the Media

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I G G M E T C B L W O X A K D U U I P E C
M E D I A F E A R M O N G E R I N G O O J
L A W O F O P P O S I T E S B I X B L F A
M K P X V A X G E P M Y I B W B A A I U D
K M E D I A P O L I C E T O O L S N C I T
F M J Y Y S A E S U L E N P S R L D I J V
D R A M A T I C F A L L A C Y P N U N M U
X P L A V J O G D U C C A C S Q L R G N Y
A P I R R T R S C N H E R C W U Q A C P P
W I N G E N U I T Y F A L L A C Y S Y H Y
A Q F R B O K A V T D R D W I U J B B B M
V K G R E R I M U H O O Y H A L R O E B V
J F X M K M C G V D O E O S J E J B R Q C
B R X Q L D F F I R C O N C I Q W O C Q V
P E R S O N A L I S A T I O N N Y D R B M
S I M P L I F I C A T I O N X W D O I H T
Y W E O W L M K I C S N H C B S Y L M D N
T S C F J M R C K B Q L K B S J W L E B D
V S O C I A L L Y C O N S T R U C T E D U
J B Q U K Y H C G J C G S Q D V D V U N G
M D J W H T R F N A Q R O G K H F W E D E

Clues

  • (1977) an experiment which showed that exposure to media violence had a small and limited negative effect on the audiences. (8, 2, 2, 4)
  • A news value looking for human interest or a story on important individuals. (15)
  • A news value whch ensures the story can be understood by all potential viewers. E.g. a story on 5 people being shot will be more favoured than a story on the workings of the world finance system. (14)
  • Examples of where the media attempt to deal with crime. E.g. Crimewatch, Cowboy builders, Dateline. (5, 6, 5)
  • How the media has developed to create an unrealistic fear of crime by exaggerating risks and events of crime. (5, 4, 9)
  • Media exaggeration of police efficiency, as they are more likley to put more resources into solving a violent crime than a mundane property crime. (9, 7)
  • Policing the web is very difficult due to its size and the limited resources and skill of the police. Furthermore, the globalised nature of cyber crime makes it difficult to apprehend suspects who may be in another jurisdiction. (8, 5, 5)
  • Refers to how criminal activity is defined by society, that humans define what is criminal and what is not. (8, 11)
  • refers to how it is ironic that the portrayal of crime in film, which is direct fiction, is similar to portrayals of crime in the news, which is intended as informative fact. (3, 2, 9)
  • The media over-represents violent and sexual crimes. This is because it has dramatic appeal. (8, 7)

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