Ditton, J., Chadee, D., Farrall, S., Gilchrist, E. and Bannister, J. (2004) From Imitation To Intimidation: A Note on the Curious and Changing Relationship between the Media, Crime and Fear of Crime. British Journal of Criminology, 44(4), pp. 595-610. (doi: 10.1093/bjc/azh028)
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Abstract
Although a connection between media reports and dramatizations of crime and peoples' fear of crime is intuitively attractive, an actual relationship has been discovered surprisingly infrequently. This study (which analyses the quantitative responses of 167 respondents, and the qualitative responses of a sub-sample of 64 of them) is no exception. The qualitative material indicates that respondents' perceptions and interpretations are more important than the frequency of media consumption and/or any objective characteristics of media material.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Keywords: | Crime, Criminology, Fear of Crime, Generalization, Intimidation, Mass Media, Media, Research, Science, Social Sciences, Trinidad |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Ditton, Dr Jason |
| Authors: | Ditton, J., Chadee, D., Farrall, S., Gilchrist, E., and Bannister, J. |
| College/School: | College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | British Journal of Criminology |
| ISSN: | 0007-0955 |
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