CRM 1300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Cadency, Social Inequality, Stereotype
18 Sep 2016
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Chapter #2: public opinion, the news media, and the crime problem. Throughout time crimes have always been there, each century brings a new form of crime that worries people in different ways. Crimes were covered in the local newspapers and forced a development of modern police force. The 3 criticisms to democratic theory: public officials are more influence by wealth powerful elite than by the general public, majority opinion may violate democratic principles of fairness equality and justice, the public opinion is often inaccurate. Shown to boost their rating and number of viewers. Crime waves (a small number of crimes that are given too much attention and the crime is rampant. Some crimes never happened and other are dramatized, then when the real story is released it receives less views (i. e. spiked trick or treat candy) The media over dramatizes and reports it so many time. They give it the most air time.
