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1
This has been my favourite lesson of the year so far?
False
True
2
Abduction as a reason for going missing represents what percentage?
4.2%
0.2%
1%
3%
3
This effect influences jurors to have unrealistic expectations of forensic science during a criminal trial
FBI
CSI
DCI
CID
4
What are ‘folk devils'?
the personification of evil
a group of people who worship the devil
groups targeted by the media and presented as a threat to society
really bad folk singers
5
Events have to meet a certain level of perceived importance or drama in order to be considered newsworthy
Simplification
Predictability
Individualism
Threshold
6
Teenager Milly Dowler was abducted and murdered in what year?
2002
2001
2003
2000
7
Which daily individual newsbrand has the biggest reach (inc print & digital?
The guardian
Daily Mail
The Sun
The Telegraph
8
Which events did Tracie celebrate this month?
All of the above
Her Birthday
Mothers Day
St Patricks Day
9
Estimated turnaround times for DNA analysis in the UK on average is ….?
2 weeks
3 days
1 day
1 month
10
Which high profile case unveiled the phone hacking scandal?
Madeleine Mcann
James Bulger
Milly Dowler
Hannah Williams
11
How does Ben like his sausage rolls?
Warmed slightly
Doesn't like sausage rolls
Hot
Cold
12
Of the 170,000 people reported missing each year, how many are children?
80,000
60,000
50,000
70,000
13
What % of science displayed in CSI does not exist & is for entertainment purposes? (Schweitzer & Saks, 2007)
50%
30%
20%
40%
14
The trial of Thompson and Venables lasted how long?
6 weeks
4 weeks
2 months
1 week
15
Where ‘match’ is often used in fictionalised dramas, in reality, experts favour the terms…?
cannot be excluded
Consistent with
all of the above
likely to belong to
16
Women commit as many crimes as men, but rarely find their way into official statistics, this is known as? Pollak (1950)
Cultivation Theory
Feminist Theory
Chivalry Hypothesis
Theory of Identity
17
What was the inquiry into the phone hacking scandal called?
Fingerprint Inquiry
Leveson Inquiry
Brook House Inquiry
Macpherson Report
18
Has both spatial and cultural dynamics
Proximity
Simplification
Celebrity or high-status persons
Threshold
19
Patrick Warren and David Spencer are commonly referred to as…?
The Lampost Kids
The Milk Carton Kids
The Juice Box Kids
The Milky Bar Kids
20
When women commit crime they are seen to be violating socially prescribed gender roles & criminal law. This is known as?
Heidensohn Control Theory
Double Deviance Theory
The Liberation Thesis
The Sex-Role Theory
21
What is Austin's Favourite thing to get for lunch on Uni days?
Fish and Chips
Sushi
Pie and Chips
McDonalds
22
Which theory suggests that the media ‘inject’ values, ideas & information directly into the passive reciever?
Spoon Feed Model
Propp’s Narrative Theory
Hypodermic Needle Model
Gratification Theory
23
At the present time, what is the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales?
18
10
16
12
24
National news brands reach how many people per day
21 million
27 million
2.5 million
9 million
25
Which two are often quoted examples of the Hypodermic Needle Model?
Birth of a Nation
Jourrney to the Centre of the Earth
War of the Worlds
Triumph of the Will
26
Which newspaper was closed in 2011 as a result of the phone hacking scandal?
The Daily Mail
The Telegraph
News of the World
The Sun
27
What is Dexter Morgan’s job?
detective in Miami Metro Police Department's Homicide Division
detective in Miami Metro Police department's Narcotics Division
high-ranking Miami Metro PD police official
forensic expert and blood spatter analyst
28
Estimated turnaround times of DNA analysis in the US on average is...?
3 months
3 days
1 year
186 days
29
Where do the Media get their information from?
The Police
The Home Office
The Courts
All of the above
30
What is a moral panic?
a severe form of anxiety
a lesson that can be derived from a story or experience
concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour
exaggerated media reaction to behaviour that deviates from the norm
31
Madeleine McCann disappeared from her bed on a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in what year?
2010
2007
2005
2003
32
How many news values does Jewkes (2015) stipulate?
14
10
8
12
33
Thompson and Venables served how many years in Local Authority Homes?
8 years
12 years
14 years
10 years
34
Venables was awarded how much by the European Court for the violation of Article 6 European Convention on Human Rights?
10,000
30,000
40,000
20,000
35
Who developed the theory of moral panics?
Albert Cohen
Leonard Cohen
Stanley Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen
36
One of the most salient news values (especially in the tabloid press)
Sex
Proximity
Violence or conflict
Risk
37
In what years was James Bulger was abducted from the Strand shopping centre?
1999
1993
2019
2010
