SOCPSY 3D03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Psych, Lyle And Erik Menendez, Disappearance Of Etan Patz
12 Apr 2015
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Case studies in crime, media and the law: moral panic wrap-up and crimes against children and families. Moral panic: school shootings: a study by burns et al (1999) on moral panic in the media surrounding school shootings, main themes, folk devils are/were those responsible for school shootings. Can be more than just the person who pulled the trigger. Adam lanza, sandy hook his family was brought into it as well. E. g. exposure to video games, violent tv shows: however, burns et al. , points out that the reality of school shootings is much less than we panic over. Sentimentally priceless : overblown coverage that does not match to reality. Zombie apocalypse as a moral panic: there may have been media incidences noting the zombie apocalypse. Angles used by the media: sometimes, the stories of the victims are often lost, victims are often re-victimized, criminals and perpetrators get more media coverage, focus drifts away from victims to focus on these deviant individuals.
