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Crime Waves as Ideology
Abstract
This study explores how crime waves are constructed in the media and how they contribute to an ideology of crime. I present a case study of a major 1976 “crime wave against the elderly” in New York City. Analyzing data from participant observation, interviews, and content analysis of crime news, I shown that crime waves are heavily reported themes in crime which journalists perceive in selecting news. Crime waves result from processes internal to a news production system involving: a) the overlap of news judgements among media organizations, b) a “crime wave dynamic,” and c) journalists' reliance on police for accounts of crime. Only a restricted class of crime themes—those dealing with street crime—ever become crime waves. Once a crime wave begins to emerge in the media, officials use their newsmaking powers to control its growth.
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- Authors
- Fishman, M.
- Venue
- Social Problems
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1978-06
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 531-543
- ISSN
- 0037-7791 (ISSN-L)
- 1533-8533
- OpenAlex
- W2059730483
- Cited by
- 397
- References
- 5
- FWCI
- 15.61
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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