CRIM 205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Pickpocketing, George Gerbner, Research On The Effects Of Violence In Mass Media
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Chapter 2: crime waves, fears, and social reality. Reiman describes the typical criminal feared by americans: poor, young, urban (disproportionately) black males make up the core of the enemy forces in the crime war. General social survey (2002) 67% of the population feels that the courts don"t deal harshly enough with criminals and 72% support the death penalty for those convicted of murder. The u. s. crime wave is a myth its been declining. The overwhelming majority of crimes are minor incidents involving neither serious economic loss nor extensive injury. Most of the violent crimes that threaten our well-bring are committed by those we trust relatives, intimate friends, and acquaintances. Not many crimes involve weapons or serious injury. The government remains silent on select crimes that profoundly affect citizens. They direct attention away from the real problem of violence in the us attacks on women and children by relatives, intimates and acquaintances. Most commonly recognized measures of crime in the us.