The Impact of Television Viewing on Perceptions of Juvenile Crime

Goidel, Kirby; Freeman, C. M.; Procopio, Steven

doi:10.1207/s15506878jobem5001_7

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“…Viewing reality police shows produces similar patterns, including not only greater fear of crime (Eschholz et al, 2003), but also lower levels of social trust (Salmi, Smolej, & Kivivuori, 2007), overestimation of overall crime rates and the misperception that juvenile sentencing is race neutral (Goidel et al, 2006), as well as support for capital punishment and actual handgun ownership (Holbert et al, 2004). Heavy viewing of fictional crime drama also predicts fear of crime (Eschholz et al, 2003), and support for the death penalty (Holbert et al, 2004).…”

Section: Fear Of Crimementioning

confidence: 89%

“…TV news viewing in general is related to ''heightened perceptions of crime risk on both a personal and societal level'' (Romer et al, 2003, p. 99), with exaggerated perceptions of juvenile crime rates, and with holding the erroneous belief that imprisonment is more effective than rehabilitation (Goidel, Freeman, & Procopio, 2006). Local and national news viewing combined predicts fear of crime, and support for capital punishment and handgun ownership (Holbert, Shah, & Kwak, 2004).…”

Section: Fear Of Crimementioning

confidence: 99%

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The State of Cultivation

Morgan

Shanahan

2010

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

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Section: Fear Of Crimementioning

confidence: 89%

Section: Fear Of Crimementioning

confidence: 99%

The State of Cultivation

Morgan

Shanahan

2010

Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media

333

263

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“…As a result, people's perspective on societal risks (for example their magnitude, their order of priority, and the amount of money to be spent on protection from them) may be substantially biased (see Kpanake, Chauvin, & Mullet, 2008). As shown by Diefenbach and West (2001), there is a positive relationship between television exposure and beliefs about crime rates in the community (see also Goidel, Freeman & Procopio, 2006). Finally, the suggestion that people tend to select frightening programs on television because they tend to enjoy them is not contrary to Shoemaker's (1996) suggestion that all human beings are, for biological and evolutionary reasons, strongly motivated to monitor the world around them.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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Why Do People Enjoy Watching Natural Disasters and Human Violence on Television? A Reversal Theory Perspective

Vidal

Mullet²

2014

JMEP

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We explored the psychological links that may exist between people's choices of television program, conversation topics around the content of these programs, and people's perceived degree of threat associated with these programs. The theoretical framework of the study was reversal theory (Apter, 2001). Participants were presented with a series of questionnaires assessing the degree of threat associated with potentially stressful situations (e.g., running of the bulls), the degree of enjoyment associated with television programs dealing with these situations (e.g., watching a report about the running of the bulls), and the degree of enjoyment associated with participation in conversations about these programs. The overall finding was that (a) most people like to watch frightening television programs because they find these situations to be the most entertaining once their negative consequences have been removed, (b) most people like to choose conversation topics centered on risks and risky situations for the same reason, (c) some people dislike watching frightening television programs and do not preferentially choose conversation topics centered on risks and risky situations because these situations, although not real for them, are still highly stressful, and possibly psychologically harmful. We highlight the usefulness of the concept of protective frame in the domain of risk communication, risk perception, and risk behavior.

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“…In this way, the type of details reported skew public perceptions of crime by portraying offenders as unquestionably evil-a trait rarely noted with such certainty in society (Baumeister, 1999). In effect, the public responds to extreme youth crime media coverage with anger, fear, and increased support for retributive juvenile punishment (Burns & Crawford, 1999;Goidel et al, 2006).…”

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When School-Shooting Media Fuels a Retributive Public

O'Toole

Fondacaro

2016

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice

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Despite evidence suggesting proactive responses to youth crime are advantageous, juvenile justice relies heavily on punitive practices. This discrepancy is in part affected by public preferences for retribution, which are skewed by sensationalized media portrayals of youth crime. This experiment (N ¼ 174) explores how youth crime media exposure translates into retributive attitudes by testing the hypothesis that media portrayals of school shootings increase retributive attitudes indirectly through either dehumanization or mortality salience. Statistical analyses suggest that dehumanization mediates the relationship between school-shooting media portrayals and retributive attitudes toward crime-involved youths. To promote support of less retributive juvenile justice policies, advocates may benefit by focusing emphasis on humanizing elements of young offenders.

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The Impact of Television Viewing on Perceptions of Juvenile Crime

Cited by 51 publications

References 70 publications

The State of Cultivation

The State of Cultivation

Why Do People Enjoy Watching Natural Disasters and Human Violence on Television? A Reversal Theory Perspective

When School-Shooting Media Fuels a Retributive Public

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