Study Questions for Surette

Study Questions for Wykes

1. Why is criminology itself part of the problem in understanding crime?

2. What type of "interdisciplinary research" does Wykes propose? Why will it be better research, in her opinion?

3. Compare Wykes' list of "news values" adhered to by journalists to those discussed in the works of Gans and Katz, in earlier lecture material.

1. After reading this chapter, compare "race" as depicted in American news stories about crime, to such stories in the UK.

2. How did the UK media tend to report on youthful rebellion and urban unrest during the period Wykes studied?

1. Why is social class so important to UK crime reporting?

2. Why does the UK news media focus on coal mining and soccer related violence?