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Media. Perceptions of crime. Portrayal of violence. TV programming exaggerates the amount of violent crime relative to property crime Exaggerates frequency of criminal events Research study on news programming in Orlando Florida Majority of news broadcasts began with a crime story

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  1. Media Perceptions of crime

  2. Portrayal of violence • TV programming exaggerates the amount of violent crime relative to property crime • Exaggerates frequency of criminal events • Research study on news programming in Orlando Florida • Majority of news broadcasts began with a crime story • 25% of all stories were crime-related

  3. Orlando • Of these crime stories, 2/3 concerned violent crime • Violent crime in Orlando that year was 18% of the total reported in the UCR

  4. Reality police programs • 50% of the crimes shown on such programs involve a murder • Murder makes up less than 0.2% of all crimes in the United States • On programs, 60% of crimes are cleared by arrest • In reality, about 18% of crimes are cleared by arrest (depends on the crime)

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