Topic 7 - Media And Crime Flashcards

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Media cause of crime

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Imitation - shows deviant role models
Transmission - shows criminal techniques

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Media distortion

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Exaggerates police success
Over representation of sexual and violent crime
Exaggerates risk of victimisation

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3
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Cohen

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Media exaggerates and amplifies crime

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4
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Cohen and Young

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News is manufactured, decide wether a story is newsworthy enough to make it into the news

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5
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Lea and Young

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Media presents everyone with image of perfect life, stimulates relative deprivation and marginalisation felt by groups who cannot afford these goods

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