- Looking into different examples of child crime, popular news reports
- Researching to how the media can influence children to commit the crime in the first place (through the use of language)
- How children are perceived by the media and the law and how public opinion is similar or in contrast to this.
In order to find out more information on this topic area I would try and look into all the following areas:-
Primary Research
- Interview with a child who has committed a crime
- Adult or teenage convicts opinions on child crime and sentencing- (is the media protecting children or not?)
- Editor of a law magazines opinion
- Lecturer of law's opinion
- Questionnaires to members of focus group
Secondary Research
- News reports and articles
- Game company statements about how they do/ do not influence children]
- Websites that allow public to give an opinion
- Fictional books or magazines about child crime such as 'Border Crossing' by Pat Barker
- Legal information and how this is conveyed by the media in being right or wrong
Other Research
- Images of child crime and how this may affect others
- Statistics of how many boys or girls commit crime and how they adhere or subvert the media's expectations of gender
- A question of parenting and the issues brought up by the media on responsibility
My idea for a hypothesis is "I aim to investigate and prove that the media portray children in a negative way if they commit a crime."
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