A-LEVEL CRIMINOLOGY UNIT 1 AC 1.5 QUESTIONS
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What are the 6 ways that media representations can impact the public's views on
crime?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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
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What are the 6 ways that media representations can impact the public's views on
crime?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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
