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By focusing on street crime/violence, the media gaze ignores the crimes of more powerful groups in society.Discuss this proposition with reference to crimes that take place within the home.
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Emma Wright PI: T6562434 Page 1 By focusing on street crime/violence, the media gaze ignores the crimes of more powerful groups in society. Discuss this proposition with reference to crimes that take place within the home. In order to discuss the above proposition, with reference to crimes such as domestic violence and child abuse, I shall need to investigate several themes and discourses ; essentially the term 'dangerousness' and why, when we focus on a particular site of crime, do we marginalize other potential sites? I will also be looking at how we define the more powerful groups in society; what is perceived as 'real' crime and does family violence/abuse fall within these parameters. Does the media focus on street crime and violence, ensuring that the 'crimes of the powerful' stay out of the public's vision, and if so, why? The issues surrounding crime, the powerful and, indeed offences within the home are contested...
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