Media representations of crime 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyCrime and devianceA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Emily UffindellCreated on: 13-01-15 18:36 Crime and devaince make up a large proportion of ... ...news coverage. 1 of 23 Which 2 sociologists found that newpapers devote up to 30% of new space to crime? Williams and Dickinson. 2 of 23 Howeve, media gives a distorted image of crime, criminals and policing in comparison to... ...official statistics. 3 of 23 What type of crime does the media generally over-represent? Violent/sexual crimes. 4 of 23 For example, what did Ditton and Duffy find? 46% of media reports were about violent and sexual crimes although this genre of crime only made up 3% of reported crime. 5 of 23 The media portrays victims and criminals as older and more... ...middle class. 6 of 23 What does Felson call this? 'age fallacy'. 7 of 23 Media coverage exaggerates police... ...success. 8 of 23 Media exaggerate the risk of... ...victimisation. 9 of 23 Crimes is reported as a series of... ...seperate events. 10 of 23 The media overplays ... ...extrodinary crime. 11 of 23 News is a social... ...construction. 12 of 23 What 2 sociologists argue that news is not discovered but 'manufactured?' Cohen and Young. 13 of 23 A central aspect of the manufacture of news is the notion of... ...news criteria. 14 of 23 What is new criteria? The criteria by which journalists and editors decide whether a story is newsworthy. 15 of 23 How many key news values are there? 8. 16 of 23 For example: Risk (victim centred stories about vulnerability and fear). 17 of 23 Excluding news reports, where else in the media do we get our knowledge of crime? Fictional representations of crime from TV/Cinema/Novels. 18 of 23 What does Mandel argue? From 1945-1984, over 10 billion crime thrillers were sold worldwide. 19 of 23 What does Surette mean by the 'law of opposites?' Crime portrayed in fictional representations is the opposite of what is portrayed in official statistics. 20 of 23 For example: Whilst real life homicides are often the result of brawls/domestic disputes... ....homicides portrayed in fictional representations of crime are often a result of greed/calculation. 21 of 23 Fictional police/detectives usually catch their... ...vilain. 22 of 23 Name 3 noteworthy trends in fictional representations of crime? 1. Infotainment shows 2.Showing police as corrupt/brutual 3.Law enforcers avenging victims. 23 of 23
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