According to the text, what is a key consequence when policies are created based on media-generated fear and myths about crime?
Explanation
This question tests the student's ability to infer the consequences of the phenomena described in the chapter, specifically how fear-based perceptions lead to factually questionable policies.
Other questions
From what primary source does the majority of the public derive its knowledge about crime and justice?
According to research cited in the text, what is the typical relationship between the consumption of crime-related media and an individual's fear of crime?
As described by Glassner (2009), which of the following is a key characteristic of an 'ideal crime story' for journalists?
According to Gallup polls that started in 1989, what has the majority of Americans typically believed about the crime rate compared to the previous year?
Despite official data showing decreases in U.S. crime rates since 2008, what percentage of voters who supported President Donald Trump believed that crime had gotten worse in that period?
According to the survey mentioned in the text, what percentage of voters who supported Democrat Hillary Clinton believed that crime had gotten worse since 2008?
What is the term for the media practice of using sensational stories to attract readers and increase profit?
What does the media adage 'If it bleeds, it leads' imply about news coverage of crime?
While homicides constitute less than 1 percent of all crimes, what proportion of crime stories on the evening news do they account for?
How does the media's focus on sensational cases like the murder of jogger Katrina Vetrano create a distorted public reality?
According to the Pew Research Center finding mentioned in the text, what appears to be the primary reason for the widespread use of social media for news, despite reliability concerns?
What percentage of Americans get news from social media, according to the Pew Research Center data cited in the text?
Of those who get their news from social media, what percentage expect the information they see to be mostly inaccurate?
In the 'Violent Times Example' from the text, what was the identified source of the author's grandfather's fearful and factually incorrect beliefs about crime?
Contrary to the image often portrayed in the media, what does the text state is the actual, consistent trend of crime in the United States?
The concept of 'Factfulness' from Hans Rosling's book is mentioned in the text to explain which phenomenon?
How does the media's portrayal of crime and the resulting public opinion influence politics?
What is the primary problem identified in the text with the media's common portrayal of crime and the criminal justice system?
Besides the media, the text mentions other groups that play a role in creating fear of crime and myths. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in that list?
How does the text connect the media's reporting habits to the Wedding Cake Model of Justice?
The 'Immigration and Crime Exercise' described in the text is designed to address what central myth?
According to the history of Gallup polling on crime perception mentioned in the text, which event preceded the only year a majority of Americans did NOT think crime had increased?
Which of the following would NOT be considered part of Glassner's 'ideal crime story' for journalists, as described in the text?
The text claims that by covering gruesome crimes in-depth, the media creates a distorted reality of which three things?
According to the text, what specific image of the world is created by entertainment and news media's coverage of crime?
What potential downfall of watching too much news is highlighted in the text?
According to the survey data presented, what percentage of pro-Trump voters reported that crime had gotten better since 2008?
What percentage of Clinton supporters, according to the survey cited, said crime has gotten better since 2008?
Why does the text argue that news reporting on cases like the murder of jogger Karina Vetrano is problematic for public perception?
A quote from Edwin Sutherland is used to explain the production of fear in modern communities. What does he attribute this increased production of fear to?
What is the primary reason identified in the text for the media's focus on gruesome and shocking crimes, despite their rarity?
The 'Immigration and Crime Exercise' suggests the myth about immigrants was 'sold' to citizens through various outlets. Which of the following is NOT listed as one of these outlets?
What is the central contradiction identified in the text regarding how Americans use and perceive social media for news?
The text's observation of a stark difference in crime trend perception across political party lines is used to support what broader point?
In the 'Violent Times Example,' the author, a criminologist, provides a professional insight into their grandfather's beliefs about crime. What is this insight?
According to the text, our understanding and perceptions of victims, criminals, deviants, and police are largely determined by what factor?
What is the direct consequence when public opinion, fueled by a high, media-induced fear of a certain crime, becomes widespread?
After establishing that public perception of crime is at odds with official data, the text suggests that these misperceptions and myths develop from a primary source. What is that source?
According to the text, why would a news story about a marijuana arrest likely be less common than a story about a homicide?
What emotional state does the text suggest is created in the public by the media's in-depth coverage of gruesome, rare crimes?
The news clip about the murder of Karina Vetrano is used as an example to illustrate what point about media coverage?
How does the text characterize the general trend of U.S. violent and property crime rates since the year 2008?
What role does the text state that the mass media plays in the 'construction' of criminals and criminality in the public mind?
The text cites research by scholars such as Dowler (2003) and Kort-Butler and Sittner-Hartshorn (2011) to support which specific claim?
Based on the principles discussed in the text, which of the following crime stories would be LEAST likely to receive major media attention?
Why does the author of the text advise readers not to adopt the attitude 'I am over the news'?
What is the relationship described in the text between the media's awareness of public crime preferences and its reporting habits?
What is the central critique of media crime coverage presented in the chapter?
After establishing that public perception of crime frequently conflicts with official data, what is the final, guiding question the chapter poses?