Public Perceptions of the Seriousness of Crimes: To What Extent are They Driven by Television Exposure?

This article investigates the relationship between exposure to overall television content and television news on the one hand, and public crime seriousness perceptions, including the two main components of perceived crime seriousness, i.e., perceived wrongfulness and harm severity, on the other hand...

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Main Author: Adriaenssen, An (Author)
Contributors: Visschers, Jonas ; Paoli, Letizia 1966- ; Van den Bulck, Jan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: European journal on criminal policy and research
Year: 2020, Volume: 26, Issue: 4, Pages: 481-500
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Perceived crime seriousness
Cultivation
Television content analysis
Perceived crime wrongfulness
Perceived crime harm severity

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