1. Media, Crime and Victimization
Society's perception of victims, criminals, deviants and punishment is influenced by their portrayal in the mass media. ... Some have argued that the media creates misconceptions about, crime, criminals and victims. Surely it would seem at face value that crime news almost always over-represents violent and sexual crimes, while under-representing other forms of criminality. ... Since most of society have little direct knowledge or experience of criminally victimising others or being criminally victimised, their awareness is to a large extent obtained from secondary sources. ... They off...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate