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Do the media exaggerate crime and cause people to unnecessarily live in fear?

by on July 8, 2010 in Social Media

Question From User - Answers in Comments. Reportage of certain crimes like the Columbine High School massacre accelerates moral panics, causing society to quickly adopt new crime policies (the incident at Columbine, for example, caused many schools to adopt zero-tolerance policies and stricter gun laws to be passed). On the contrary, how does media coverage […]

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Do the media exaggerate crime and cause people to unnecessarily live in fear? On the contrary, how does media?

by on June 28, 2010 in Social Media

Question From User - Answers in Comments. coverage of crime expedite crime policy initiatives, and do Americans react too quickly to media coverage to adopt new policies, or are reactions improved because of the speed at which social issues are reported?

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