SOC 3750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: The First 48, Sex In Advertising, Carrying Capacity
3 Nov 2015
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Police are the top source of information for journalists when they write about crime. Image we have of police is very different from the reality. Ex. on television we see tough cops that are able to outsmart and outwit dangerous and. Even in investigative divisions there is little crime ghting it is often administrative, Clearance rates for crimes is about 39% - it is not extremely high. Media is an institution, but it does have many mediums within (ex. We consume more media today then we ever have. Research shows canadians spend most of their time watching television. Second greatest form we consume is the internet. We are the greatest consumers of internet in the world (even more than in the states) magazines, internet, social media, etc) As an institution, mainstream media, they are corporations and have their own corporate. Police and crime t in to these corporate interests: crime gives media a lot of money.
