Youth Crime and Media Representations

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ABSTRACT

In this study, we try to explore the concept of Youth Crime in a holistic context. The main focus of the research is on youth crime and its' relations with the perception, that is being built and projected through media to the viewing audience, either residing in the home country or other nations across the globe. The research also analyzes many aspects of what are the factors that are key causes towards the development and adoption of youth crime by individuals belonging to teenage bracket. The research analyzes longitudinal patterns, which tend to make way for the development and understanding of the different issues and concerns related to youth crime and how the media portrays them to the general public. Finally, the research tends to make way for identifying the key measures and steps that could be undertaken for the purpose and objective of creating the best and most effective outcomes, which tend to reduce and eradicate youth crime and restore peace in the British society.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Problem Statement1

Research Aim1

Research Objectives2

Significance of the Study2

Limitations of the Research2

CHAPTER 02: LITERATURE REVIEW3

Crime Today3

Juvenile Offenders: Youth Crime4

Factors leading to Youth Crime4

Racial Disparities in Crime and Criminal Justice9

School Violence in England and Wales12

Youth Crime and the Media24

Does Youth Crime instil fear?25

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY26

Research Design26

Research Ethics26

Literature selection criteria26

Search technique27

Keywords used27

Theoretical framework27

Research instruments27

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS28

Factors Involved In Engaging Hard-To-Reach Adolescent Population28

Clinical & Programmatic Issues for Substance Abuse (SA) Treatment of Juvenile Offenders28

Juvenile Offenders and the Death Penalty30

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION36

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

Crime and criminal behaviours have been an important, yet a disturbing constituent that society, countries and entire blocs are facing at large across the globe. Like lot of social behaviors, crime is wide-ranging and it is potentially formed by a variety of factors that operate within and outside the individuals, which exist on the macro level and even on the micro level, and that have effects across various points in the life cycle of any person.

Revealing that what exactly causes crime is thus an overwhelming task that benefits from various efforts to view the origins from many angles. The reason of this degree is to confine the range of thoughts on crime factor and that now lies within criminology. However, keeping all things constant a major role is being played by media, which holds enough capacity to influence, mold or even entirely change the perception and opinions that viewers and audience tend to hold towards a certain person, event or current trends prevalent in ...