@inbook{35b8a80099bf4a1b913f2323460bc54e,
title = "The Significance and Impact of the Media in Contemporary Society",
abstract = "This chapter explores the significance of the media and the impact it has on the meaning-making processes in contemporary society. It draws on key national and international academic literature and previous studies on the role and functions of the media. This includes the key theoretical debates on deviancy amplification, folk devils and moral panics. It assesses the media{\textquoteright}s impact on criminal justice policies and on public opinion of, and support for authoritarian ideologies and policies. In particular, it will focus on exploring how the media can influence popular culture and the impact of media portrayals of crime on societal perceptions, responses and reactions directed towards social groups, in particular children and young people {\textquoteleft}in conflict with the law{\textquoteright}.",
author = "Faith Gordon",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, The Author(s).",
year = "2018",
doi = "10.1057/978-1-137-60682-2_2",
language = "English",
series = "Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies",
publisher = "Palgrave Macmillan",
pages = "17--46",
booktitle = "Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies",
address = "United Kingdom",
}