SOC209H5 Lecture Notes - Nypd Blue
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Why they went bad: criminology in crime films drawing on, and embodying, popular criminological explanations. Major types: twisted psyches: born bad, made bad o, aspiration and longing, extra category when things don"t quite fit o. Alternative tradition do movies cause crime: no direct link insane, perverted, sick and diseased need to be incapacitated some films resist the temptation to present simplistic notions of why people commit crimes. Eschhoz et al: images of crime in television how much of an impact do television shows like law and order and nypd blue make on people"s beliefs: discrepancies in the ratios, over-represent homicides, overstate success rates. Media"s role in agenda setting: what/how/why presented, public"s attitudes are shaped by the media. Beckett"s larger thesis: first politics, then fear of crime, then punitiveness.
