Multiple Choice
The media's role in the distortion of crime knowledge is illustrated in how news of crimes committed in public by strangers against innocent victims ________.
A) encourages the perception that crime is random
B) sensitizes the public to fear crime
C) can lead to police enforcement or legislative changes
D) All of the above
E) Both a and c
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