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The Media and the Fear of Victimization


Tonight's presenter spoke on the images of crime that are presented on
television and the media and how they affect the public perception on being
victimized. She gave examples of how the media has the tendency to often blow up
a situation so as to make it appear as if the nation is in some great peril. For
example if someone does a study on juvenile crime you can expect the media to
focus on juvenile crime and incidents that may be occurring across the nation.
Though the crime they are reporting is a portion of the normal crime that goes
on everyday and almost unnoticed for the most part but because of the attention
it is getting and the media's tendency to sensationalize events Americans all
of a sudden feel threatened by juvenile crime and demand that something be done.
Americans in other words are getting a false representation of the real
situation. Politicians who are eager to win votes however take advantage of the
situation......

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