Mediated Mayhem: Media, Crime and Criminal Justice
Journal: City Research Online (City University London)
Year: 2012

A key feature of contemporary societies is the omnipresence of mass media of communication, in rapidly proliferating new forms.A significant part of each day is devoted by most people to media consumption of various kinds.In 2010 on average people watched 4.03 hours of television daily (BARB: Trends in Television Viewing 2010 February 2011).