Exam 11: Media Ethics and Criminal Justice

Klaidman and Beauchamp (1987)argue that,in covering stories where the public's right to know is a determining factor,stories should ______.

The media police the boundaries of what is considered morally and socially acceptable behavior,and identify ______ as news.

Which of Hirschfield and Simon's (2010)stereotypically constructed media police types is circumscribed by endless rules and regulations?

Journalists ought to rely on the courts to make the necessary ethical decisions instead of adopting the approach that they have absolute freedom to publish anything.The press cannot be relied upon to develop procedures that assure the balance of rights and interests can be accomplished effectively.

It is suggested that the worldwide media,in an age of globalization,constitute ______.

It is easy to see how ______ the public trust in the media would result in the public paying less regard to the media and being less well informed.

In a 2016 content analysis of representations of rape in 30 comic books,almost 1/3 of rape scenes reinforced the following rape myth(s)that ______.

The media has been accused of perpetuating the image of the ideal victim by ______.

An analysis of press reports found that ______% of articles supported explanations that lethal force used by police was justified.

Many studies have found associations between media consumption patterns and measures of ______.

______ of crime and of being victimized by crime are key influences in criminal justice policy making and in the promotion of punitive policies.

Which of the following is not one of Barak's (1994)aims of "news-making criminology"?

With media assistance,MADD succeeded in characterizing drunk drivers as a new menace to society for whom laws had to be made tougher.

Although the law is often concerned with ______,it is not the basic repository of our moral standards and values.

What is perceived to be a desired ethical value and is seen as an end-goal developed by methodological rigor?

There is a common perception that most crime is committed by ______.

In inner-city areas,it is fair to say that media coverage of crime tends to ______ what people already know and what some have already experiences through having been victimized.

In overall ethical terms,the issue of limited freedom of the media is determined by ______,that media freedom is constrained by the rights of others.

Define manipulation.

Beginning from the late 1980s,crime related infotainment began to appear on television and ______ dissolved.