Question 1

Are there any conclusions about whether watching violence on television alters behaviour?

Accepted Answer

Livingstone repeats the oft-quoted observation by Schramm et al. (1961: 11):For some children, under some conditions, some television is harmful. For some children under the same conditions, or for the same children under other conditions, it may be beneficial. For most children, under most conditions, most television is probably neither particularly harmful nor particularly beneficial.However, she then (2000: 315) goes on to say that 'bland and cautious conclusions … do not satisfy the strength of public feeling on the issue' and notes that this strength of feeling may well be related to the generalised desire for childhood to be a time of relative innocence - an uncontaminated private sphere.

Question 2

Moral panics are often caused by a slow build up of societal change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Why is it argued that the media increase fear of crime?

Accepted Answer

A) People who watch too much television are scared to go out 
B) Media representations of crime distort 'reality' 
C) Women who view portrayals of interpersonal crime become more fearful 
D) Young offenders have been shown to be particularly vulnerable to suggestion 
A) People who watch too much television are scared to go out 
B) Media representations of crime distort 'reality' 
C) Women who view portrayals of interpersonal crime become more fearful 
D) Young offenders have been shown to be particularly vulnerable to suggestion B

Question 4

If violent crime makes up made up one-quarter of all crime stories in the 'quality press' and 46 per cent in the 'popular press' what percentage is of notifiable crime is violence against the person?

Accepted Answer

A) 0.25 
B) 0.04 
C) 0.37 
D) 0.6 
A) 0.25 
B) 0.04 
C) 0.37 
D) 0.6

Question 5

Another approach to the influence of the media is to suggest 'crime news as cultural conflict'. What does this mean?

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Question 6

How did the media play a role in the development of 'police fetishism'?

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A) they portrayed the police as sexually attractive 
B) they portrayed the police as absolutely crucial to social order 
C) they presented a rose tinted view of the police as social glue 
D) some officers were portrayed as corrupt or vigilante 
A) they portrayed the police as sexually attractive 
B) they portrayed the police as absolutely crucial to social order 
C) they presented a rose tinted view of the police as social glue 
D) some officers were portrayed as corrupt or vigilante

Question 7

What is the role of the police in deviancy amplification?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is the role of the police...

Question 8

Secondary definers are the police, who can speak as 'accredited sources' to journalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The recently-formed Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is totally responsible for the policing of cybercrime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

It has been argued that although the arrival of any new media is often greeted with concern or moral panic, none has generated as much as the internet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why are some crimes deemed newsworthy?

Accepted Answer

A) They happen in the local area 
B) They involve a celebrity 
C) Some aspect of novelty 
D) The crime was dramatic 
A) They happen in the local area 
B) They involve a celebrity 
C) Some aspect of novelty 
D) The crime was dramatic

Question 12

Under what circumstances might the police- media relationship become tense or problematic?

Accepted Answer

A) Where a war is in progress 
B) If a number of murders take place in close succession 
C) If increasing numbers of hostile stories about the police appear in the press 
D) If the police have to make cutbacks in personnel 
A) Where a war is in progress 
B) If a number of murders take place in close succession 
C) If increasing numbers of hostile stories about the police appear in the press 
D) If the police have to make cutbacks in personnel

Question 13

Primary definers of social events are:

Accepted Answer

A) the media 
B) people in powerful and privileged positions such as the police 
C) journalists 
D) offenders 
A) the media 
B) people in powerful and privileged positions such as the police 
C) journalists 
D) offenders

Question 14

One approach to the influence of the media is 'crime news as hegemony in action'. What does this mean?

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Question 15

What are the possible answers to questions about the relationship between viewing and aggression?

Accepted Answer

A) More aggressive people select more violent programmes to watch (selective exposure) 
B) Violent programmes make people more violent 
C) Some people have violent upbringings 
D) Certain social circumstances make people more aggressive and make them more likely to watch more violent television programmes 
A) More aggressive people select more violent programmes to watch (selective exposure) 
B) Violent programmes make people more violent 
C) Some people have violent upbringings 
D) Certain social circumstances make people more aggressive and make them more likely to watch more violent television programmes

Question 16

Two major approaches to the possible effects of the media have emerged since the Second World War, these are:

Accepted Answer

A) televisual approaches 
B) behaviourism 
C) mass society approaches 
D) observable influences 
A) televisual approaches 
B) behaviourism 
C) mass society approaches 
D) observable influences

Question 17

What is a 'moral panic'?

Accepted Answer

A) a rapid build up of public concern 
B) groups of people seem to have become promiscuous 
C) society is breaking down generally 
D) religious leaders appear to be ignored 
A) a rapid build up of public concern 
B) groups of people seem to have become promiscuous 
C) society is breaking down generally 
D) religious leaders appear to be ignored

Question 18

What are the four primary categories of cybercrime defined by Wall (2001)?

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Exam 4: Crime and the Media

Are there any conclusions about whether watching violence on television alters behaviour?

Moral panics are often caused by a slow build up of societal change.

Why is it argued that the media increase fear of crime?

If violent crime makes up made up one-quarter of all crime stories in the 'quality press' and 46 per cent in the 'popular press' what percentage is of notifiable crime is violence against the person?

Another approach to the influence of the media is to suggest 'crime news as cultural conflict'. What does this mean?

How did the media play a role in the development of 'police fetishism'?

What is the role of the police in deviancy amplification?

Secondary definers are the police, who can speak as 'accredited sources' to journalists.

The recently-formed Serious and Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is totally responsible for the policing of cybercrime.

It has been argued that although the arrival of any new media is often greeted with concern or moral panic, none has generated as much as the internet.

Why are some crimes deemed newsworthy?

Under what circumstances might the police- media relationship become tense or problematic?

Primary definers of social events are:

One approach to the influence of the media is 'crime news as hegemony in action'. What does this mean?

What are the possible answers to questions about the relationship between viewing and aggression?

Two major approaches to the possible effects of the media have emerged since the Second World War, these are:

What is a 'moral panic'?

What are the four primary categories of cybercrime defined by Wall (2001)?

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