criminological critique of media exposure

Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory

This PDF has been generated from SAGE knowledge. Please note that the pagination of the online version will vary from the pagination of the print book.

Computer Crime: A Criminological Overview

This paper provides an overview of computer-related crime. Nine varieties of crime are considered: theft of services; communications in furtherance of criminal conspiracies; information piracy and forgery; the dissemination of offensive materials (including extortion threats); electronic money laundering; electronic vandalism and terrorism; telemarketing fraud; illegal interception; and electro...

Using virtual reality in criminological research

Since the pioneering early studies of the 1990s hinted at its promise as a research method, virtual reality (VR) technology has increasingly been used by social scientists. Given recent developments that have greatly enhanced realism, reduced costs, and increased possibilities for application, VR seems well on its way to become an established research tool in the social sciences. However, as wi...

Understanding Social Media Use as Alienation: a review and critique

The opportunities social media provide for agential expressions of subjectivity and experiential learning, relative to social media’s role in reproducing digital-era capitalism, are the subject of keen debate. There is now a burgeoning academic literature which suggests that social media users are, to a greater or lesser degree, alienated by the activities of mega-corporations like Google and F...

Mental Health of Older Adults in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The role of media exposure

Introduction: Low media literacy and exposure to media-produced content during the COVID-19 epidemic can affect the health of people in the community. Therefore, this study was conducted to investigate the psychological effects of following the media on the mental health of the community dwelling older adults. Method: In this cross-sectional study with descriptive-analytical methods, 200 elder...

Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory Neurology and Crime