The consequences of Media images of crime

sequences of the way crime is portrayed by journalists and fiction writers according to
sociological theory :

Media reporting of crime and moral panics is imp to categorize what should be considered as “criminal”
or “harmful” or “illegal” etc

Gerbner et

Images of crime and violence promoted by the media act as a form of social learning or be a source of
a
knowledge of criminal techniques

Affluent lifestyles is problematic as it promotes materialism and consumerism where people believe that
they need to become rich by whatever means

Causes of Media Representation by Crime

Those that stress the organizational and professional imperatives underlying the social construction of
the news

Those that stress that, increasingly, crime events are being created specifically for media consumption