Crime and deviance are a social concern of the public as industry has increasingly become entertainment centered much of the informative value is laws in news outlets and are contributing to stereotypical misrepresentations of the justice system and the typical criminal offender. Due to the continuing expansion of multimedia outlets covering crime media and the need for development and breadth of previous research, a comprehensive review is impossible, and beyond the purview of this thesis. The following literature reviews the major scopes of social constructionism as it relates to news outlets, predominately newspapers, and challenges in future research and policy with the development of “virtual culture”(::?::) promoting increased “fear of
