In this lesson, we will look at how the media portrays youth crime and compare this to some statistical data about youth crime. We will use a case study to identify how the media uses sensationalisation to dramatise youth crime and learn what a group of young people think the issues of this are, as well as how they feel this could be tackled.
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What age are we criminally responsible for ourselves in Wales?
Correct answer: 10
10
12
18
21
Q2.
What is 'emotive' language?
Language about only happy things.
Language about only sad things.
Correct answer: Language used to make you feel a certain way about an issue.
Language used to make you feel a certain way about an issue.
When you are talking about remote locations.
Q3.
What percentage of youth crime was committed by boys in 2018/2019?
55
65
75
Correct answer: 85
85
Q4.
What percentage of young people were committing crimes in 2018/2019?
12%
4%
40%
Correct answer: Less than 1%
Less than 1%
Q5.
Which one of these is not a way in which the Hertsmere Young Researchers group identified as a way to address the issue of negative portrayal of youth crime in the media?
Campaign
Create own news source
Petition
Correct answer: Write to your local MP (Member of Parliament)
