Crime News Trends in Finland: A Review of Recent Research

Authors: Smolej, Mirka; Kivivuori, Janne

Source: Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, Volume 9, Number 2, 2008 , pp. 202-219(18)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

In this article, we present findings of crime media research conducted in Finland during recent years. As this body of research has mainly been published in Finnish, the core results have not been available for international audiences until now. The amount of crime news reporting has consistently increased both in the newspapers and in television news broadcasts during the last decades. A series of representative surveys also show that the majority of people read and view crime news on a regular basis and are thus constantly exposed to these media messages. We conclude our article by contrasting crime news trends with the development of fear of crime in Finland, and by discussing possible links and explanations to the relationship.

Keywords: Crime news; Fear of crime; Trends; Violence

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14043850802478956

Affiliations: 1: National Research Institute of Legal Policy, Helsinki, Finland

Publication date: 2008-01-01