Crime and the media.

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:hi: Heya people!

Okay, so this is my questionnaire for Sociology, and I would be very, very, very grateful if you could fill it out for me (Or even just some of the questions would be helpful!)

Thankyou very much guys,

Jai :rain:


Questionnaire


1. What gender are you?

2. Which age group do you fit into? Please bold out the relevant band.
Under 16

16 – 25

26 – 35

36 – 45

46 – 55

60+


3. Do you have any children?


4. If yes, how old are they?


5. Do you watch children’s television?


5 i. If yes, do you think that the criminals or baddies are scarier then when you were a child/younger? Please bold out the relevant statement.
Less scary
More scary

5 ii. If you can, give reasons for this view:


6. Do you read children’s books?

6 i. If yes, do you think that the criminals or baddies are scarier then when you were a child/younger? Please bold out the relevant statement.
Less scary
More scary

6ii. If you can, please give reasons for your views:

7. How much do you think that how criminals are portrayed in the media affects how young people feel about crime? (Give a number between 1 and 5, 1 being ‘not at all’, 5 being ‘totally).

8. How sympathetic do you think that the media was towards crime 40 years ago?
(Give a number between 1 and 5, 1 being ‘not at all’, 5 being ‘very’)

9. How sympathetic do you think that the media is towards crime today?
(Give a number between 1 and 5, 1 being ‘not at all’, 5 being ‘very’)

9i.If you can, give reasons for these views:

10. Do you watch crime dramas?

10 i. If yes, which of these do you watch? Please bold out the relevant statement.
The Bill
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI spin-offs
Law and Order
Law and Order spin-offs
Waking the Dead
Other (Please state)

11. If you said that you watch one/some of the listed programmes, do you feel that the criminals in these programmes are shown in a more or less sympathetic way than in the past?

12. How do you think this is shown? (Be as brief or detailed as you like.)



13. Why do you think the media takes this approach? (Be as brief or detailed as you like.)

14. Did you find any problems with this questionnaire?
 
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