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ROLE OF CRIME DRAMAS IN MAKING OPINIONS ABOUT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-II).01      10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-II).01      Published : Jun 2021

Role of Crime Dramas in Making Opinions about Criminal Justice System of Pakista..

Abstract

    The objective of this research is to study the impact of crime dramatized television programs on citizens' perceptions of the criminal justice system of Pakistan. The impact of crime-related television programs on criminal justice issues, including perceptions of police,clearance rates, crime, and fear of victimization, is focused. This study illustrated how and to what degree these crime dramas change the perception of common people of different ages, sexes, experiences and educational backgrounds. The Cultivation Theory (Gerbner, 1960) guided the study. This quantitative research is based on a cross sectional survey and data is collected employing the instrument of a valid questionnaire. The random sampling technique has been applied to reach out to the respondents to investigate about their crime programs watching habits as well as their opinions and views on different aspects of the justice system, including police effectiveness and fear of victimization. The data was collected from students of three departments of the University of the Punjab i.e. Law, Criminology,Communication Studies. The data will be analyzed with the help of SPSS.

    Crime TV Programs, Crime Dramatization, Police Perception, the Criminal Justice System, Fear of Victimization, Forensic Evidence

    (1) Sadia Abbas
    Phd Scholar, Department of Media Study, University of Punjab, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Lubna Shaheen
    Department of Higher Education, Punjab, Pakistan
    (3) Muhammad Naseem Anwar
    Lecturer, Rawalpandi Women University, Rawalpandi Punjab, Pakistan.
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    TURABIAN : Abbas, Sadia, Lubna Shaheen, and Muhammad Naseem Anwar. "Role of Crime Dramas in Making Opinions about Criminal Justice System of Pakista..." Global Digital & Print Media Review IV, no. II (2021): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.31703/gdpmr.2021(IV-II).01