SOC 1500 Chapter Notes -Gun Violence, White-Collar Crime, Toronto Star
9 Feb 2014
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Overdramatize crime: crime waves [devoting a lot of attention to a small amount of crime] / moral panics *[definition and example why?] Crime myths: racial and ethnic minorities [beliefs, unproven, possibly false ex. [two way street, work with and for and sometimes against the media] e. g. new legislation regarding cyber bullying moral panics = impact population by way of legislation. Media picks up an issue (like gun crime in toronto) and has its way with it . Following the year of the gun in 2005, major crimes are down in toronto. Police point to crackdowns as a key reason but studies argue the need for more investment in social programs media boosts police but also insist that politicians should invest in a way to help. Why is this making the headlines now? ] Misleading information [misleading bc it isn"t there, it points to something that may not actually be what is going on language used.
