Estimates for 1993 and beyond are based on collection year while earlier estimates are based on data year. For additional information about the methods used, see Criminal Victimization 1999. Due to changes in the methods used, these data differ from earlier versions. One reason I think that the crime rate is higher for the black culture is because of television. When young black men or women watch television, they always see themselves in a negative way.
Children learn from the television about anger.
They begin acting like the characters that are most like them. If a black child always sees the black man on television under bad circumstances, they think this is the way of the black culture. This is what the child thinks is the norm. Television has a major impact on how children grow up. With this information, it is seen how television can have a negative effect on children s lives.