Which is NOT a typical characteristic of contemporary criminal portraits in the media?

b. the criminal is African American

Which is NOT 1 of the 4 factors that interact to contribute to copycat crime in a society?

all above are factors that contribute to copycat crime

Which of the following definitions BEST defines criminogenic media?

media content thats a hypothesized direct cause ofcrime

studbud

CRIM 2205 - Surette 'Crime, Criminal Justice and the Media' - Chapter Three - Dr. Wade Deisman

10 termsStudBud Administration78 plays

Imported from external platform

Flashcards10 cardsFPractice quizPHost liveL

Questions 10

Answers

1
Which is a reason for why media attention to white collar crime has been historically low?
Crimes provide few striking visual images
Low public interest
Crimes are highly complex and boring
All of the above
2
Which of the following is NOT a common victim narrative?
Stupid Victim
Accidental Victim
Undeserving Victim
Lazy Victim
3
Robin Hood is BEST categorized in which of the following criminal narrative categories?
Psychotic super-male criminal
Robin Hood would not be classified as a criminal
Business and professional criminal
Victim and heroic criminal
4
Which of the following BEST represents the ideal crime victim from a news perspective?
none of the above
b. a child or pregnant woman
b. an elderly person
b. a woman
5
Serial killers, common in entertainment media, account for __ % of U.S. homicides annully.
20-30%
40-60%
2-3%
0.2-0.3%
6
Which is NOT a typical characteristic of contemporary criminal portraits in the media?
b. the criminal is African American
a. the criminal is male
b. the criminal is of high social status
a. the criminal is Caucasian
7
According to entertainment media, who is usually responsible for predatory criminality?
b. no one is responsible
a. the individual
a. mainstream society
a. both society and the individual
8
Which is NOT 1 of the 4 factors that interact to contribute to copycat crime in a society?
the social context
all above are factors that contribute to copycat crime
the initial crime and the criminal
subsequent media coverage
9
Which is NOT one of the major elements incorporated into the crime of a copycat criminal?
the choice of victim
the number of victims
the motivation
the technique
10
Which of the following definitions BEST defines criminogenic media?
media content thats a hypothesized direct cause ofcrime
media content thats hypothesized indirect causeofcrime
media content proven to be an indirect cause of crime
media content proven to be a direct cause of crime

CRIM 2205 - Surette 'Crime, Criminal Justice and the Media' - Chapter Three - Dr. Wade Deisman Flashcards | StudBud