Before revision: A deviancy amplification spiral (also called deviance amplification) is a media hype phenomenon defined by media critics as a cycle of increasing numbers of reports on a category of antisocial behaviour or some other undesirable event, leading to moral panic .
After revision: Deviancy amplification is a term used by interactionist sociologist to refer to the way levels of deviance or crime can be increased by the societal reaction to deviance itself .