Crime and The Media Final
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The likelihood of a white male to be imprisoned in their lifetime in America is one in seventeen. The likelihood of a black male to be imprisoned is one in three. Approximately 40% of all who are incarcerated in the US are African American. While, they only make up 12.3% of the population. These are some key statistics that were mentioned in the documentary “13th” directed by Ava DuVernay. This documentary is named after the 13th amendment which says, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” …show more content…
The main instance where “The 13th” documentary mentions moral panics was in the early 1900’s around the time of the film “Birth of a Nation.” This film depicted African Americans as a threat to society for they raped white woman and were violent. As these violent acts happened, the KKK were the heroic figures that saved the day. This movie was also one of the first films to be presented in the White House while Woodrow Wilson was president. This film reiterated what people thought about black people as criminals that are a threat to society. This mass fear of African Americans resulted in mass lynching’s because of their “crimes.” The early 1900’s was seen as a strongly segregated time that does not need to be …show more content…
He says that criminal justice traditionally reacts to past events where they first occurred and the system reacted. Now, justice is focused in active precrime activities shown by surveillance and crime prevention. The question need to shift from “what do we do next?” to “why was this allowed to happen and who is at fault.” The media has enhanced the fear of the public due to their ability to show videos or surveillance of significant events that happened. After seeing those events, we need to shift our focus to prevention as stated by
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The likelihood of a white male to be imprisoned in their lifetime in America is one in seventeen. The likelihood of a black male to be imprisoned is one in three. Approximately 40% of all who are incarcerated in the US are African American. While, they only make up 12.3% of the population. These are some key statistics that were mentioned in the documentary “13th” directed by Ava DuVernay. This documentary is named after the 13th amendment which says, “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” …show more content…
The main instance where “The 13th” documentary mentions moral panics was in the early 1900’s around the time of the film “Birth of a Nation.” This film depicted African Americans as a threat to society for they raped white woman and were violent. As these violent acts happened, the KKK were the heroic figures that saved the day. This movie was also one of the first films to be presented in the White House while Woodrow Wilson was president. This film reiterated what people thought about black people as criminals that are a threat to society. This mass fear of African Americans resulted in mass lynching’s because of their “crimes.” The early 1900’s was seen as a strongly segregated time that does not need to be …show more content…
He says that criminal justice traditionally reacts to past events where they first occurred and the system reacted. Now, justice is focused in active precrime activities shown by surveillance and crime prevention. The question need to shift from “what do we do next?” to “why was this allowed to happen and who is at fault.” The media has enhanced the fear of the public due to their ability to show videos or surveillance of significant events that happened. After seeing those events, we need to shift our focus to prevention as stated by