A-Level Criminology Unit 1 AC 1.5
What are the 6 ways that media representations can impact the public's views on crime? -
correct answer-1) moral panic
2) changing public concerns and attitudes
3) perceptions of crime trends
4) stereotyping of criminals
5) levels of response to crime and types of punishments
6) changing priorities and emphasis
What is moral panic? - correct answer-this is when the media can exaggerate and even lie
about what has happened in order to make the crime appear worse than it is
Whats an example of moral panic? - correct answer-Ectasy panic of 1990s, Leah Betts
a 18 year olf girl who dies from taking an ectasy tablet,
she was showcased as the victim who was spiked when in relaity she took the drug by
herself
What impact does moral panic have on the public? - correct answer-causes parents to be
scared of their kids going to parties, scared of their kids taking drugs, ended up with strict
rules
these reactions can make sense
What is changing public concerns and attitudes? - correct answer-media can showcase
certain people in society harmfully. can cause the public to create sterotypes bout cetain
groups and link them to crimes
Whats an example of public attitudes and concens? - correct answer-negative media
surrounding 9/11 and muslims. They were linked to being evil and monsters, led to a rise in
islamophobia
How does public attitudes and concerns impact the public? - correct answer-negative impact
as the islamaphobia may lead to a rise in hate crimes
pubic may also encourage the goverment to make changes depending on what crimes are
most concerned about, may lead to laws that impact the group of people in a bad way
Explain changing priority and emphasis? - correct answer-the way the media talks about
certain events can create concern about a particular type of crime. may lead to changes in
policies and the priorities of the goverment
Whats an example of changing priotity or emphasis? - correct answer-9/11 terror attacks,
where hijackers crashed a plan in to the twin towers in new york , many people died
How does changing priority or emphasis impact the public? - correct answer-public was
scared and paranoid as newspapers used headings like 'act of war', there was a public
outcry for the goverment to do something
What are the 6 ways that media representations can impact the public's views on crime? -
correct answer-1) moral panic
2) changing public concerns and attitudes
3) perceptions of crime trends
4) stereotyping of criminals
5) levels of response to crime and types of punishments
6) changing priorities and emphasis
What is moral panic? - correct answer-this is when the media can exaggerate and even lie
about what has happened in order to make the crime appear worse than it is
Whats an example of moral panic? - correct answer-Ectasy panic of 1990s, Leah Betts
a 18 year olf girl who dies from taking an ectasy tablet,
she was showcased as the victim who was spiked when in relaity she took the drug by
herself
What impact does moral panic have on the public? - correct answer-causes parents to be
scared of their kids going to parties, scared of their kids taking drugs, ended up with strict
rules
these reactions can make sense
What is changing public concerns and attitudes? - correct answer-media can showcase
certain people in society harmfully. can cause the public to create sterotypes bout cetain
groups and link them to crimes
Whats an example of public attitudes and concens? - correct answer-negative media
surrounding 9/11 and muslims. They were linked to being evil and monsters, led to a rise in
islamophobia
How does public attitudes and concerns impact the public? - correct answer-negative impact
as the islamaphobia may lead to a rise in hate crimes
pubic may also encourage the goverment to make changes depending on what crimes are
most concerned about, may lead to laws that impact the group of people in a bad way
Explain changing priority and emphasis? - correct answer-the way the media talks about
certain events can create concern about a particular type of crime. may lead to changes in
policies and the priorities of the goverment
Whats an example of changing priotity or emphasis? - correct answer-9/11 terror attacks,
where hijackers crashed a plan in to the twin towers in new york , many people died
How does changing priority or emphasis impact the public? - correct answer-public was
scared and paranoid as newspapers used headings like 'act of war', there was a public
outcry for the goverment to do something
