week 4 Flashcards
media and law and order (21 cards)
why is the media important to criminology
bring change to law in positive and negative ways
where do people get images of offending from
The mass media
tv, film, news, magazines, social media
how much of tv is devoted to crime
25%
how much of cinema is devoted to crime
50%
how much of newspapers are devoted to crime
25% in quality press
46% in popular press
how many murders were there in 2021
663
8% decrease
what is media agency
why crime is presented in certain ways
whats the media trying to achieve
who has media power
what does jones say about media agency
most of the uk newspapers are owned by individuals with an interest in maintaining the type of society that made them rich
they must resist and threat to society
What does Greer and Reiner mean by crime news as hegemony in action
the ownership and control of the media contributes to crime news that reflects the dominant ideology of the time
similar to marxism
what is meant by hegemony
leadership or dominance of one social group over another
who speaks about the law of opposites
Reiner 2016
what is the law of opposites
there’s an emphasis on serious violent crimes
the risk of being a victim is exaggerated
lots of stories about individuals
who speaks about news selection
chibnall 1973
what are the 7 features of a story for news selection
Immediacy
Dramatisation
Personalisation
Simplification
Titilation
Conventionalism
Novelty
who speaks about the ideal victim
Christie 1986
what is an ideal victim
someone who we give the legitimate status of being a victim
who are typical ideal victims
children
the elderly
who are not ideal victims
homeless
drug problems
first used the term deviance amplification
Leslie Wilkins
who wrote a book on drugtakers (dev ampl) in notting hill
Jock Young
who first used the term moral panic
Jock young
later stanley cohen
