‘Felonious’ and ‘Vagabonds’: The Media Representation of Criminals in the DF Alerta TV Program

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https://doi.org/10.17648/dilemas.v13n3.26445

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media representation, police culture, crime, social representation, violence

Abstract

This paper seeks to reflect on the relationship between corporate media and social representations of crime and criminals. Its effects favor the emergence of fear and, therefore, punitive responses by the state and increased pressure on police work. We analyzed an afternoon television newscast of a Brazilian TV channel whose specialty is to report crimes that occurred in the Federal District of Brazil. We found that most of the content deals with violent crimes around the Federal District. The main source of information for the interviews are military police officers; the accused often have the same profile as those traditionally punished by the criminal justice system: young black men.

Author Biography

Claudio Dantas Monteiro, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia (PPGS) da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS, Porto Alegre, Brasil). É mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia da Universidade de Brasília (UnB, Brasil) e tem graduação em ciências sociais pela UnB. Pesquisador do Grupo de Pesquisa Violência e Cidadania (GPVC) da UFRGS e do Núcleo de Estudos sobre Violência e Segurança (Nevis) da UnB.

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2020-09-14

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Vol. 13 No. 3 (2020): SET/OUT/NOV/DEZ

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