AJ 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Libor, Sensationalism, Death Of Caylee Anthony

• School: Irvine Valley College
• Department: Administration of Justice
• Course: AJ 2
• Professor: mauney

Document Summary

6 media giants" new control 90% of what we read watch or listen to. If you control the news, you control perceived reality. Long-term trend: crime rate/ murder as gone down 50% reduction approx. Tendency to present information about crime in a way that provokes public interest and excitement, usually at the expense of accuracy. Public opinion frequently contradicts findings from crime data. The media reaching a verdict in a case before the jury does. Mass media greatly influences public opinion (edward bernays)] New age of social media has changed everything (youtube, facebook, twitter, etc. ) Changes in the age makeup of the population are key to the analysis of crime trends. 1970 rise in crime = post-wwii baby boom. During the 1990"s the 16-24-age cohort was smaller than it had been at any time since the early 1960s. The trend has been to spend more money on public safety even though the crime rate has decreased.