SDF

Reports of crime in the media are understood differently by different people. Our reaction to the victim or victims, our judgment of the perpetrator, and our overall perceptions of the crime are shaped by our respective cognitive frameworks. What causes individual perceptions of crime to vary so widely, and what psychological mechanisms can help explain this phenomenon? This talk will explore the prejudices and attitudes that affect our individual perceptions of crime through the lens of psychological mechanisms, examine the implicit discrimination and even violence that may be hidden in our perceptions without our knowing, and reflect on what the approach and aim of media should be in reporting on crime.