Media, Crime and Urban Security

Igrački, Jasmina (2024) Media, Crime and Urban Security. In: VIII međunarodni naučni skup Mediji, kazneno pravo i pravosuđe: tematski zbornik radova međunarodnog značaja. Institut za uporedno pravo; Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, pp. 483-501. ISBN 978-86-82582-12-0

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Abstract

This paper will analyze the influence of the media on the prevention and control of crime and the general safety of society. All those who study crime have a very important place, as vector communication, in the explanation and interpretation of the causes and consequences of the occurrence of crime. The expansion of the Internet has become such an important part of our lives that it is impossible to imagine a time when we did not have it. Daily life relies more on social media, thanks to the advancement of technology, the rapid spread of mobile information and the popularity of social media platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. The media is one of the main sources of information about crime and the safety of society, because, in the age of modern technology, all information is available on a global level. According to surveys conducted in Canada, 95% of respondents use the media as their primary source of information on crime and urban safety. There is no doubt that technology is useful, but it can also put people at risk. As a result, certain media deal with black chronicles to a significant extent, thus promoting the perpetrators of criminal acts, and thus the number of crimes that take place in cyberspace increases. Therefore, the information communicated through the media significantly affects, both positively and negatively, the formation of attitudes and opinions of public opinion, and above all, they affect both prevention and stimulation-encouragement of criminal behavior in the case of certain criminals. Very often, discussions are held in the media and, in most cases, conflicting and contradictory information is presented from the very act of the committed act, at the stage of investigation, trial and pronounced sanction, which causes confusion of public opinion and especially affects the delay of the investigative and judicial process. A lengthy court process is obscured by a new, interesting case for the media, so the imposed sanction after several years of duration has no effect on prevention.The essence of crime prevention is reflected in the rapid detection, processing and imposition and execution of criminal sanctions. The success of prevention increases both general and urban security. Unfortunately, in a good part of court processes, that efficiency is not there.

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