The impact of the media on crime

According to Wilkins (1964), how does deviance amplification occur?

• a. Media condemnation leading to social integration
  

• b. A negative feedback loop between deviants and control agencies
  

• c. Positive feedback loop involving media labelling.
  

• d. A decrease in social reaction to deviant behaviour

Who developed the idea of a moral panic, as mentioned in the provided information?

• a. Stanley Cohen (1972)
  

• b. Wilkins (1964)
  

• c. Cohen and Wilkins (1964)
  

What role do media play in creating a moral panic, according to the information?

• a. Promoting tolerance for diverse behaviors
  

• b. Sensationalized and exaggerated reporting
  

• c. Minimizing the significance of deviant acts
  

• d. Ignoring news values

In Cohen's case study, what were the "folk devils" representing during the moral panic in the UK in the 1960s?

• a. Police and politicians
  

• b. Media and journalists
  

• c. Immigrants and welfare claimants
  

• d. Teenage groups

What term is used to describe the reciprocal relationship between deviants and control agencies, creating an ongoing cycle of deviance?

• a. Moral panic
  

• b. Spiral of deviance
  

• c. Deviant amplification
  

• d. Folk devils

How do different sociological approaches explain the precise role of media in the development of moral panics?

• a. They provide unanimous explanations
  

• b. They offer conflicting explanations
  

• c. They emphasize media tolerance
  

• d. They downplay the significance of moral panics