Presentation of Crime
and Penalty Sanctions in the Media Cover Image

Prezentace kriminality a trestních sankcí v médiích
Presentation of Crime and Penalty Sanctions in the Media

Author(s): Lucie Háková
Subject(s): Media studies, Criminology, Penology
Published by: Vysoká škola finanční a správní, a.s.
Keywords: Crime; criminal sanctions; media

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the role of the media, namely TV news, the process of defining criminality as one of the risks of contemporary society and the potential of media representation of criminality in legitimizing the appropriate ways of managing these risks.The paper presents the results of the media analysis of crime and criminal sanctions in television news reports. The influence of media representation of crime and its punishment on the public, influence on attitudes, behavior and fears of crime is also discussed.

  • Issue Year: 4/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 37-44
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech