CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials!
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CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials!
AC1.5
Explain the IMPACT of media representations of the public perception of crime
Impact
The effect or consequence of something
Public perceptions
How the public view something/how they feel generally a col...
CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC1.1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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AC1.5
Explain the IMPACT of media representations of the public perception of crime
Impact
The effect or consequence of something
Public perceptions
How the public view something/how they feel generally a collective opinion
Moral panic
Statistics tend to be exaggerated
Moral panic
Used to describe media representation of something that has happened which the
public will react to in a panicky manner
Example - The Mods and Rockers
24 arrests made but reported 97 arrests by the newspaper
Deviancy amplification
A small deviant act which has been amplified
What percentage of adults perceive time to have risen over the past few years?
6 out of 10 adults /61%
Stereotyping of criminals
Especially the younger generations are stereotyped
London Riots 2011
Sentences given ;
Inciting violence - 4 years each
Looting - 2 scoops of ice cream - jail sentence
London Riots 2011
Disproportionate sentences;
Inciting violence - 4 years typical given to GBH or sexual offence
Looting - typically given a fine
Mods and Rockers
Started out of boredom
Fights on Brighton Beach
Wide coverage of the incident
Exaggerated stats - 97 reported arrests actually 24
Different. Coverage - different images on the same world for different generations
People became scared of the young generations
Police amplified the situation because of the increase of presence - creating moral panic
Public perceptions - two ways to look at crime
How often it happens
How serious it is
Stereotyping
Focuses on the religions - Manchester bombing - Muslim faith
Legal changes made in the UK because of 9/11
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