I dont think so, media always give hype to any issue and in my opinion showing crime on TV creates negative behavior among people as explained in Mean World Syndrome of Cultivation Analysis.

Dear Sahifa

Crime news programmes and violence shown on TV, affect the society but there are another causes that are considered most important for the increase for violence and crime in a country.

Brazil is among the countries of Latin America from European colonization ( Lusitanian ) , the most affected by the crime of blood , what comes out is just a tip of the iceberg , because there is the violence hidden behind the walls of homes , violence sex , family feuds and assaults against children; circumstances of deaths suffocated under the cloaks of silence and impunity

Violence manifests itself through tyranny , oppression and abuse of power. Is the constraint exercised over any person to compel her to do or refrain from doing an act whatsoever. There are various forms of violence , such as wars , ethnic and religious conflicts and banditry .

Violence in its various contours , is a historical phenomenon in the formation of Brazilian society . Slavery ( first with the Indians and then , and especially with the work of African -hand ) , the oligarchies before and after independence , in addition to a state characterized by bureaucratic authoritarianism , contributed greatly to the increase violence that runs through the history of Brazil .

Several factors contribute to increasing violence , such as rapid urbanization , which brings a large influx of people to urban areas and thus contributes to a cluttered and disorganized growth of cities

 Corruption , one of the worst Brazilian traditions , is associated with violence .

The causes of violence are linked in part to social problems such as poverty, hunger , unemployment. But not all types of crime by the economic conditions . Furthermore , an inefficient public policies and no security programs , the State contributes to increase the feeling of injustice and impunity , which is perhaps the main cause of violence .

Violence appears in several configurations and can be characterized as violence against women , children , the elderly , sexual violence, political , psychological, physical , verbal , among others .

As the anthropologist maintains and former National Secretary of Public Security , Luiz Eduardo Soares : " We must devise , promote , advocate and implement a public security policy , without prejudice to the preservation of our history with the defense of economic and social policy commitments . the two are not contradictory . "

I have only one clear proof of that. Years ago in some country, after TV had become widely available, criminals were studying broadcasted USA western movies. In accordance with gained knowledge they elaborated plan for bank robbery or for attack on car transferring money. And they also realised it succesfully during the next week after watching movie.

I believe there is a big correlation between what is being displayed on TV or Cinema, or even in thriller best seller and the change of attitude... to the worse...

Regards

Theodora Issa

Very true Theodora and an excellent example Tomy. There is so much information and no way of ensuring that the masses are taking the message that was actually intended rather than otherwise.

They have absolutely no connection, as the crime programs on air in Pakistan are an exaggerated televised versions. The number of reported and unreported crimes is much more than shown on TV.

I believe they have no connection. For example in HaIti there is an increase of kidnapping and crimes beacause Canada and The United States come back haitian violent prisoners. So these prisoners are free in Haiti. And then, they continue their illegal activities.

I would like to propose a simple answer: Do you think you are more likely to commit a crime after seeing it in the TV? I suggest that it depends on your background and psychological status which "idols" you will follow rather than who you got to know in real life or television, etc. People who follow the role models from reality shows and identify themselves with the "bad guys" from Hollywood are, in my opinion, not the product of those productions, but rather the reason why they work...

By the way, Internet and Computer Games are explicitly excluded from this opinion as they are really having an influence on violence.

TV programmes have great impect on society. As commen people get aware from these programmes, criminals also learn new ideas....

For years studies on the relationship between TV and violence have been inconclusive as it was methodologically difficult to control the many "variables" (many mentioned above) operable in television viewing. But I don't think we need the "scientific method" to know what is self-evident - i.e. the sky is blue, or in this case, to realize that mass media (especially TV news) operates on the principle "if it bleeds, it leads" -- and sells "they say"; or to acknowledge the role of media (TV, film, gaming, etc) in processes of socialization --- and the unused potential of media to actively promote a culture of peace and non-violence. TV news coverage still suffers under the paradigm that peace is the absence of war.

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Conflict will always be with us but the violent resolution of conflict (whether inner personal conflict, war, domestic violence, economic or environmental violence, bullying, road rage, etc, etc) might well be positively impacted by a (global) media more responsive to showing - making visible - people's appreciation and fundamental desire for peace.

A small step but do-able: the media could help develop a culture of peace by even acknowledging the International Day of Peace (Sept 21), which they pass over unnoticed and unreported -- unlike Earth Day, and other special days focused on issues of import. The powerful media have a role in humanization - in helping us move us from a culture of death and violence to a culture of peace i.e. by refocusing those lenses: show us the peace-building efforts of people worldwide, show us friendships between "people" of conflicting "nations," the kindness of strangers, show us the warmth and beauty of humanity rather than constant portrayals of all us "others" as "wretched of the earth."

The media could show what makes us human, not inhuman.

@ Jaqueline:

It might depend on programme. I dont expect myself to commit crime after seeing it in some movie, the same as I wont take sword and wont go to find some dragon to kill. But when I see somebody leaving court unpunished or only with conditional punishment, I might be at least tempted to do the same (white collar crimes only, for the clarity), especially when TV provides me with clear guidance how to get off easily (hole in legislation, lack of proofs, etc.).

@ dr jyoti

True. Yesterday we had false bomb alarm. It happens here from time to time. Such persons were using fixed lines first and on average cops caught them up to 24 hrs. They learned and started to use cellulars, it was difficultier but on average cops caught them in the range fom two days up to one week. They learned again so this alarm of ours was caused by warning sent by standard mail (everybody knows how to cut letters from newspaper, the necessity to wear gloves, really bright ones are starting to wear protection suit to prevent DNA identification.).

There's an article just published in the "Journal of Communication", Volume 63, Nr.6, December 2013 entitled "A content analysis of print media coverage on media violence and aggression research" , by Nicole Martins et al which in essence deals with this issue in how the media themselves have a tendency to attenuate the results of research done on this a least in the US. I doubt that the media anywhere else - if anything - would deal with this in any other way, but way, but hay, keep me posted.

From the disability fields in the US, our Mental Health Associations have advocated for better media coverage and public images. In addition, just this morning, I read that 65% of the police in Britain do not have mental health training at all, and 90% of difficult hostage situations result in harm. Crime ratios are kept by the police to transfer more funds to their departments from other departments such as mental health and public administration. Studies of television violence should begin with meta-analyses with the impact study is the result of other than violence being promoted...

There is no linear answer to this question. Sometimes, there is a relationship between violent programms shown on TV and the crime rate in society. Sometimes too, there is no empirical proof. However, I believe the environment of signification is important. Some environments are more lenient than others. Some environments predispose crime and indeed, foster it. Whereas some others deal with more mundane and pedestrian issues. In Effect studies, I believe this matter has been settled. Anyway, perhaps the need has arisen to take a closer and more studied look at the issue again.

You might want to look up mass media research conducted from a cultivation theory perspective for more insights.

But how to divide influence of TV from other factors, f.inst. unemployment, poor economic situation etc.?