The Media And The Fear Of Victimization
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Tonight's presenter spoke on the images of crime that are presented on
television and the media and how they affect the public perception on being
victimized. She gave examples of how the media has the tendency to often blow up
a situation so as to make it appear as if the nation is in some great ....
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.... the reality is that crim e
figures do not agree with the reports. She also commented on the fact that the
media loves to report crimes (34%) of victimization when the victim is a white
woman and her is assailant is black. The reality is however that blacks are more
often victimized by blacks. The rate of black on white crime is now where near
34%. This predisposes white women to the fear that they will be victimized by a
black person, thus creating a bias towards blacks.
In regards ....
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