Crime And Media Analysis

From social media, tabloids, newspapers, and television shows, society is constantly exposed to crime and the criminal activity surrounding them. The media plays a vital role in the development of the criminal justice system and the public’s perception. The media creates a public concern for crime as they fear being victimized. The media depicts crime as a daily occurrence creating a disproportion between crime and public fear.
Nevertheless, the link between media representation of crime and flourishing violent behavior is immensely complicated. Several other factors are to be considered when measuring the impact of crime such as age and background. Studies have shown that crime show viewing is not related to punitive attitudes or perceived police effectiveness, while hours of television viewing and source of
Additional studies over the relationship amid fear as well as television viewing point out a direct and strong relationship. In contrast, there is an uncertain relationship between television viewing and fear of crime, estrangement, and distrust. It is challenging to trace a definite factor behind the fear of crime. An abrupt increase in violent media content may explain changes in fear on an individual level, but studying fear in a broader-spectrum requires a comprehensive evaluation on the trend (Smolej and Kivivuori, 2006).
In conclusion, it is crucial that we comprehend how the media affects public mindsets. Since there is an apparent correlation between regular viewing of crime and fear of crime the media must be held liable for any depiction of crime as it results in public fear and hysteria (Dowler, 2003). The response to this portrayal is embodied in various ways that may cause disarray to innocent people which are why media should be held