Greer and Reiner

• Backwards Crime

  This is when the media constructs an opposing reality of crime. Common crimes are uncommon in the media since they're boring and lack the thrill such as murder, rape cases or drugs.
• Greer and Reiner suggest this backwards law is created in several ways;

  • Over - representing and exaggerating sex, drug and violent crimes
  • Portraying property crime as more serious and violent than most recorded offences
  • Exaggerating the risk of becoming a victim
  • Over-exaggerating police effectiveness
  • Emphasising individual incidents of crime instead of providing understanding of crime patterns