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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299867703321

Autore

Gordon Faith

Titolo

Children, Young People and the Press in a Transitioning Society : Representations, Reactions and Criminalisation / / by Faith Gordon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

1-137-60682-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xv, 293 pages)

Collana

Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies

Disciplina

070.449305230985

Soggetti

Law and the social sciences

Juvenile delinquents

Crime—Sociological aspects

Mass media and crime

Victimology

Socio-legal Studies

Youth Offending and Juvenile Justice

Crime and Society

Crime and the Media

Northern Ireland

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

PART I: THE THEORETICAL CONTEXT -- Chapter 1. Researching the Media Representations of Children and Young People in Northern Ireland -- Chapter 2. The Significance and Impact of the Media in Contemporary Society -- Chapter 3. The Impact of Social Reaction on Contemporary Policy Responses to Children and Young People -- PART II: MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS, SOCIAL REACTION AND THE IMPACT -- Chapter 4. Print Media Content Analysis -- Chapter 5. Reading the ‘Riots’ -- Chapter 6. ‘It’s the Nature of the Beast’ -- Chapter 7. ‘The Hidden Voices’ in the Media -- PART III: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE POLICY RESPONSES -- Chapter 8. Reading Between the Headlines.

Sommario/riassunto

This book assesses the implications of how children and young people are represented in print media in Northern Ireland – a post-conflict transitioning society. Gordon analyses how children and young people’s



perceived involvement in anti-social and criminal behaviour is constructed and amplified in media, as well as in popular and political discourses. Drawing on deviancy amplification, folk devils and moral panics, this original study specifically addresses the labelling perspective and confirms that young people are convenient scapegoats – where their negative reputation diverts attention from the structural and institutional issues that are inevitable in a post-conflict society. Alongside content analysis from six months of print media and a case study on the representation of youth involvement in ‘sectarian’ rioting, this book also analyses interviews with editors, journalists, politicians, policy makers and a spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland. Noting the importance of prioritising the experiences of children, young people and their advocates, this timely and engaging research will be of specific interest to scholars and students of criminal justice, criminology, socio-legal studies, sociology, social policy, media studies, politics and law, as well as media professionals and policy makers. .