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Media and Crime - Coggle Diagram
Media and Crime
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Public view
Majority of the public base their knowledge of crime in the media (including fictional crime) rather than direct experience.
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Hyper reality of crime
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The Psycho- Stranger
Woman (30), admits stabbing girl (7) to death as she rode her scooter in the park with her family on Mother’s Day (The Sun, Nov 2020)
Media can be selective in focusing on some victims more than others, such as elderly abuse.
However Scandal of 63 children killed by parents after officials miss warning signs (The Mirror, Aug 2019)
Media as criminogenic
Greer and Reiner
- Opportunity
- Absence of controls
- Means
- Motive
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