Crime, media, and society
Order Description
Answer the following questions in essay form:
1. Does the public have an accurate or exaggerated view of their risk of becoming a crime victim? Explain your answer.
2. Give three examples of subjective reality demonstrated by how crime reporting is
conducted by local television/newspaper reporters. Explain the criteria for your choices.
(See definition of ?subjective reality? below, and I have attached a short chapter on the
subject for those who have never heard of the term.)SUBJECTIVE REALITY IS THE NOTION THAT REALITY IS A FUNCTION OF OUR
BELIEFS AND LIFE EXPERIENCES AND IS SUBJECTIVE.
3. Discuss the role of ?social construction of reality? in the public?s perception of crime and the criminal justice system.
4. Give three examples of television shows that distort the public perception of crime and the
criminal justice system. Explain your choices and what you consider the distortion. How
does the distortion harm the criminal justice system.