Title: Positive Effects of Media on Crime | The Classroom
Headings: Positive Effects of Media on Crime
Positive Effects of Media on Crime
Statistics and Reporting
Safety and Witness Tips
Garnering Publicity for Community Action and Events
Legal and Judicial Pressure

Content: For example, in mentioning a rape crime, they may offer that few rapes are “stranger rapes,” committed instead by a family member or acquaintance. Media will, in turn, often repeat this information, and good journalists and editors take it one step further and offer a series of tips to help educate the public, create awareness and help their audiences implement good practices. The media also offers a venue for people to call in tips, or information, about a crime anonymously. Garnering Publicity for Community Action and Events
National Night Out has become a national event exercised in communities across the country to demonstrate commitment and solidarity in crime prevention. The media’s announcements and coverage of this event, or movement, has played and continues to play a large part in its popularity. It has also motivated communities to start similar movements in individual neighborhoods, such as organizing community policing or enacting a neighborhood or block watch program. Legal and Judicial Pressure
Media coverage can influence law enforcement and the judicial process in both positive and negative ways. A chain reaction can occur with the onset of media coverage, resulting in public pressure with demonstrations or other public displays, that can free a wrongfully accused or convicted person, commute a sentence or even mobilize a pro bono legal team for someone unable to afford adequate representation. In general, the public should be encouraged to have a voice in their community, while police and judicial officials should balance that attention with the interests of justice. References
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