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Debate #299 · Crime, policing and criminal justice

Does media coverage inflate fear of crime beyond actual risk in Pakistan?

Asked 2 times · 2 years · Criminology · Sociology
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (2)PositionsSame themeIs juvenile delinquency in Pakistan driven more by poverty or by family breakdown?Does unplanned urban growth drive crime in Pakistan's cities?Should Pakistan's criminal investigations rely on forensic evidence over interrogation and confession?
+2 moreIs Pakistan's police failure rooted in politicisation or in lack of capacity?Can intelligence-led and international police cooperation effectively curb organised and transnational crime?

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Examiners want: Distinction between crime and felt insecurity, media's role, how fear varies by age, gender and community, with Pakistani examples

The questions

2020
CCE Sindh · Criminology · Critically analyse

How risk and fear of crime are connected to different age groups, genders and communities? Critically discuss with reference to Pakistani society.

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2015
PMS · Sociology · Compare

Differentiate between ‘crime’ and ‘insecurity’. Discuss the relationship among the concepts of (i) crime, (ii) media, and (iii) felt-insecurity. Explain this relationship with examples from Pakistan.

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