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6. What is the media definition of crime?
- Constructed by the public with little direct experience or expert knowledge of crime
- Reflects the selective attention of the news media to crime
- Constructed by agencies responsible for crime control e.g police and courts
- A cat with six legs steals puppy to mother as own!
7. What is the official definition of crime?
- Constructed by agencies responsible for crime control e.g police and courts
- Reflects the selective attention of the news media to crime
- Constructed by the public with little direct experience or expert knowledge of crime
- A masked man wearing black and white stripes with a suspicious bag of swag running from police!
8. Who argues media coverage of crime reflects public concerns?
- Lea and Young (Left Realists) - Tabloids often read by working class people in inncer city areas where violent crime is persistant
- Lea and Young (Left Realists) - Broadsheets often read by Middle class people in suburban areas where boring crime is persistant
- Lea and Young (Right Realists) - Tabloids often read by working class people in inncer city areas where violent crime is persistant
- The Media
9. Who says the media coverage of crime tends to reflect the concerns of the powerful?
- The weak
- Young
- Hall et al
- Chibnall
10. Who says the media focus on dramatic events and not the causes of crime?
- Criminals
- Reiner
- Carrabine
- Chibnall
11. What is the public definition of crime?
- Constructed by the public with little direct experience or expert knowledge of crime
- Your neighbour Totoro winning the best garden contest! :0
- Constructed by agencies responsible for crime control e.g police and courts
- Reflects the selective attention of the news media to crime
12. What is the relationship between the three definitions of crime?
- The public definition is dependant on the other two
- The media definition is dependant on the other two
- The official definition is dependant on the other two
- It's..it's complicated.....*sighs*
13. What informs or creates most peoples perceptions of crime?
- Grand Theft Auto!!!!!
- The official agencies responsible for crime control
- The media
- Sociologists