violent crime Student Name University Affiliation Date Beckett, Katherine, and Theodore Sasson. "Crime in the Media." Crime in the Media. Defending Justice: An Activist Resource Kit, 2005. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. In crime in the media article by Professor Theodore Sasson and Professor Katherine Becket, statistics about the existence of crime in the media are discussed. The two writers argue that the crime stories aired by the television networks whose aim is to make a profit are meant for the purposes of entertainment. In the article, the writers clarify the various ways in which crime stories are framed by the reporters to increase the number of views. The writers also talk about how criminal equity tolerance is being underlined. We readers are given insights on the existing statistics which are predominant in the coverage. More than 15% of the time, the media displaces the coverage of more pressing issues with crime stories. One of the most subject areas that is frequent on television is the crime news with up to 20 percent viewership. Crime stories which begin the local bulletin are followed by health stories. This article by Professor Theodore Sasson and Professor Katherine Becket might be biased since the statistical information is from Activist Resource Kit. For example how Y is caused by X as a Casual stasis is answered. Coyne, Sarah M. "Does Media Violence Cause Violent Crime?" European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 13.3-4 (2007): 205-11. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. Does the Media Violence Cause Violent Crime is a scholarly article by psychology professor Sarah Coyne. Sarah Coyne from University of Central Lancashire focuses her studies on violent media and violent crime. The professor tries to figure out whether there exists any relationship or link between the two. Her research is based on research and longitudinal studies and existing crime statistics. She is trying to get to a conclusion on whether violent crimes are caused by violent media. Sarahs arguments are based on facts rather than opinions as she tries to know whether media violence cause violent crime Coyne eliminates the possibilities of any biases by backing up her argumentative facts with scientific evidence. Coyne ends up concluding that people on the highest trajectory are the ones who are likely to be influenced by the violence on TV while the aggressive ones are highly encouraged to stay that way. It is evident that crime stories are readily available and are relatively cheap to gather. Viewers see crime information as very purposeful. These crime stories on television get a lot of viewer attention. We can end up concluding that citizens uncritically accept crime news. Guin, Karen. "Study: Media Instructs But Doesn't Cause Criminal Behavior." UCF Today. 10 Oct. 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. Karen Guin is a blogger at the University of Central Florida. Professor Ray Surette published an article in UCF Today titled Study: Media Instructs but Doesnt Cause Criminal Behavior. Karen Guin reviews the article which was published in the American Journal of Criminal Justice. The study focuses on how real life experiences have an effect on the exposure to crime. On a survey conducted to over five hundred inmates in Orange County Jail in Florida it was clear that media was their exposure to crime based on their criminal history which they had. Some questions of the study aimed at finding out the influence of that copied crimes had on the media. The results of the study in the Orange County showed that copied crimes had a high possibility of being triggered ion the real world. Almost 20% of the inmates proved that the media was very sourceful with information on how crime should be committed. The study concluded that cause of crime can be highly associated with exposure to violence on the television. Any possibility of biases is eliminated since this study bases its conclusion on facts. Tufekci, Zeynep. "The Media Needs to Stop Inspiring Copycat Murders. Here's How." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 19 Dec. 2012. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. Zeynep Tufekci has an Atlantic article titled The Media Needs to Stop Inspiring Copycat Murders. Heres How. Zeynep gives a lot of evidence on how crime in the past has influenced the media. She argues that the media has a major role in copycat crimes and goes ahead to give quite a number of examples. For instance in 2012, when the article was written, there was a mass shooting that happened in the United States. Another example was the very contagious effect of suicide among teenagers. She recognizes that mental health has some role to play in societal violence. Despite this fact, norms and heroes of our time influence the committed violent crimes which at the end of the day are displayed and sensationalized by the media. In the conclusion of her article, Tufekci gives out recommendations on how copycat crimes can be prevented from occurrence She does not consider that the media may not be blamed for the violence in the society thus making her article very one-sided. However, her article comes very much in hand when giving ways on how copycat crimes influence can be avoided in four strong ways. "Violence in the Media Psychologists Study TV and Video Game Violence for Potential Harmful Effects." American Psychological Association, Nov. 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. This article reviews the exploration of any link between video violence and television with regards to children. Sources of previously done research on the effects of violence exposure to children are deeply looked into in this article. National Institute of Health conducted a research to find out the major effects that individuals were exposed to by television. The result of the research showed that individuals became less sensitive to pain and others suffering from crime on the television. People are likely to behave aggressively and might also end up being fearful to the surrounding. Basing conclusion on facts and previous studies and research makes this article by American Psychology Association non-biased. The arguments in this article make it clear that individuals are not influenced by violent media to commit crimes. . Prevalence of violent crime is highly exaggerated in the media. BIBLIOGRAPHY Beckett, Katherine, and Theodore Sasson. "Crime in the Media." Crime in the Media. Defending Justice: An Activist Resource Kit, 2005. Coyne, Sarah M. "Does Media Violence Cause Violent Crime?" European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research 13.3-4 (2007): 205-11. Guin, Karen. "Study: Media Instructs But Doesn't Cause Criminal Behavior." UCF Today. 10 Oct. 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2015. Tufekci, Zeynep. "The Media Needs to Stop Inspiring Copycat Murders. Here's How." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 19 Dec. 2012. "Violence in the Media Psychologists Study TV and Video Game Violence for Potential Harmful Effects." American Psychological Association, Nov. 2013. Web. 22 Feb. 2015.