Multiple Choice
Which of these is NOT a way in which the media contributes to overestimates of crime?
A) There is no reporting of the decline in crime rates.
B) When the news fails to report crimes, it makes the public fear what they do not know.
C) Highlighting crimes leads to higher ratings
D) There is a tendency for the media to misidentify isolated incidents as trends.
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