NCJ Number
83317
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Dated: (1982) Pages: 177-190
Date Published
1982
Length
14 pages
Annotation
Reviewing the literature on the effect of television viewing on behavior, the authors suggest that if indeed the content of television programs can encourage antisocial behavior in some groups of viewers, the image of crime and characteristics of criminal actors presented on television may play an important role in the adoption of criminal behavior by lower-class adolescents.
Abstract
Data are presented that indicate the variance between the view of crime presented by the television media and that found in official statistics. The implications of this discrepancy for models of delinquency are discussed. (Author abstract)