Crime and Deviance Flashcards
(2 cards)
1
Q
What does Becker Say
A
‘Deviance is in the eye of the beholder’
2
Q
The media give a distorted view of crime. How?
A
The media over-represent violent and sexual crime.
Ditton and Duffy found 46% media reports were violent / sexual. Whereas they make up 3% of all crime.
