Public Perceptions of Race and Crime: The Role of Racial Stereotypes

1997 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon Hurwitz ◽  
Mark Peffley
Keyword(s):  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Race And Crime

Public perceptions of who counts as a scientist for controversial science

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 797-811 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brianne Suldovsky ◽  
Asheley Landrum ◽  
Natalie Jomini Stroud
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Media Coverage ◽  
Political Ideology ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
The United States ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Us ◽  
Science Media

In an era where expertise is increasingly critiqued, this study draws from the research on expertise and scientist stereotyping to explore who the public considers to be a scientist in the context of media coverage about climate change and genetically modified organisms. Using survey data from the United States, we find that political ideology and science knowledge affect who the US public believes is a scientist in these domains. Our results suggest important differences in the role of science media attention and science media selection in the publics “scientist” labeling. In addition, we replicate previous work and find that compared to other people who work in science, those with PhDs in Biology and Chemistry are most commonly seen as scientists.

scholarly journals The wrongful imprisonment of the Guildford Four: Who bears the blame?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Tara Schoeller-Burke
Keyword(s):  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Popular Opinion ◽  
The Face ◽  
Contradictory Evidence ◽  
Miscarriage Of Justice

<p>This paper discusses the wrongful imprisonment of the Guildford Four, and the reasons why this miscarriage of justice occurred. Contrary to popular opinion that the injustice arose due to police malpractice, this paper will conclude that the blame lies primarily with the judiciary for failing to reverse the 1975 decision even in the face of what seemed to be insurmountable contradictory evidence. This paper analyses the role each branch of government played, as well as discussing the role of public perceptions and societal fears of the time.</p>

Public Perceptions of the Criminal Courts: The Role of Demographic and Related Attitudinal Variables

1985 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
TIMOTHY J. FLANAGAN ◽  
EDMUND F. McGARRELL ◽  
EDWARD J. BROWN
Keyword(s):  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Criminal Courts

Crystallising the official narrative: News discourses about the killings from the Philippine government’s campaign against illegal drugs

Journalism ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 146488491986782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryll Ruth R Soriano ◽  
Clarissa C David ◽  
Jenna Mae Atun
Keyword(s):  
Zero Tolerance ◽  
Television News ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
The Public ◽  
News Stories ◽  
Zero Tolerance Policy ◽  
The Media ◽  
State Responses ◽  
Selection Of

News media’s construction of crime and drugs can shape and change public perceptions and influence popular acceptance of policy and state responses. In this way, media, through selection of sources and framing of narratives, act as important agents of social control, either independently or indirectly by state actors. This article examines how the Philippine government’s anti-drug campaign, and the thousands of deaths resulting from them, has been depicted by the media to the public. We conducted a discourse analysis of television news stories to extract dominant frames and narratives, finding a pattern of over-privileging of State authority as a source, resulting in a monolithic message of justifying the killing of suspects. Furthermore, the ‘event-focused’ slant, which dominates the character of reports by media, inevitably solidifies the narrative that the deaths are a necessary consequence of a national public safety campaign. By relying almost exclusively on this narrative, to the exclusion of alternative frames, the media amplifies and crystallises the state’s narrative. As we critically examine how drugs, drug use and the zero-tolerance policy are positioned through discourse in news texts, the article raises important implications to the ethics and role of journalism in politics and provides explanations relating to crime-reporting norms, values and media organisation realities in the country.

Smokescreens and Beer Goggles

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 264-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra C. Jones ◽  
Austin Wyatt ◽  
Mike Daube
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Underage Drinking ◽  
Alcohol Industry ◽  
Corporate Social Marketing ◽  
Considerable Controversy ◽  
Education Campaigns ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Social Causes

Corporate social marketing (CSM) is one of several initiatives companies can undertake to demonstrate their corporate social responsibility (CSR). While there are many motivations for CSR and CSM, all are linked to profit in some way, including promoting the reputation of the organization. While CSM is often seen as evidence of organizations making a contribution to their community, there are some industries whose CSM campaigns have drawn considerable controversy and criticism. This article discusses the role of the alcohol industry in developing and disseminating “responsible drinking” CSM activities. It discusses some of the problems identified with alcohol industry CSM campaigns—including evidence that industry education campaigns communicate ambiguous messages; improve public perceptions of the industry but do not discourage harmful or underage drinking; and divert attention from more effective approaches, such as controls on price and availability. The paper also addresses the issue of other CSM/CRM activities undertaken by the alcohol industry, such as encouraging consumers to purchase a brand by donating a proportion of the profits to health and social causes (including those that are exacerbated by alcohol consumption). It discusses the value of these activities for the industry and their potential negative impact on the health of the community. In summary, the evidence suggests that industry CSM and CRM activities protect the industry (from restrictive policies and declining sales) but may in fact be detrimental to the community.

scholarly journals Benevolent racism; Pākehā attitudes and Māori men’s experiences

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna-Frances Ruben
Keyword(s):  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Male Student ◽  
Multilevel Modelling ◽  
Racial Stereotypes ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Manual Skills ◽  
Positive Experiences ◽  
Shed Light

<p>Benevolent racism, racism that is expressed through seemingly positive beliefs and emotional responses, is shown to play an insidious role in upholding negative racial stereotypes and inequality. Although a considerable amount of research has been done on racism in Aotearoa New Zealand (ANZ), very little has focused specifically on the prevalence and impacts of benevolent racism. This research comprises two studies to explore the role of benevolent racism in ANZ, focusing specifically on benevolent racism towards Māori men through expressions of their superior athletic and practical/manual skills. Study 1 (N = 312) was an experimental study which used multilevel modelling to predict the effects of benevolent racism on guidance given to a Māori male student. The results showed that as Pākehā endorsement of benevolent racism increased, Pākehā rated practical/manual activities to be increasingly important and school to be decreasingly important for a hypothetical Māori male student. In study 2 (N = 10), interviews explored the experiences of Māori men in ANZ and whether benevolent racism manifested in these experiences. A thematic analysis derived four main themes: Identity and Culture, Challenges, Whānau and Positive Experiences and the results highlighted that participants’ encounters of racism were predominantly of the hostile, rather than benevolent, sort. These findings shed light on the continued role of racism in ANZ and how it is linked to other aspects of Māori men’s experiences. These studies also highlight the need for a bottom-up exploration of the profile and functions of benevolent racism in ANZ.</p>

scholarly journals Canadian Science Policy and the Retreat from Transformative Politics: The Final Years of the Science Council of Canada, 1985-1992

2013 ◽  
Vol 35 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 107-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Brent Clowater
Keyword(s):  
Science Policy ◽  
Technology Policy ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Transformative Politics ◽  
Science Technology And Innovation ◽  
Research And Policy

The Science Council of Canada (1966-1992) operated as an ‘arms-length’ agency providing science policy advice and recommendations to the federal government. The Council was always a voice for state interventionism. In the late 1970s, it turned to the politically sensitive issue of industrial policy and advocated a nationalistic, ‘transformative politics’ through its defense of technological sovereignty. An examination of its research and policy recommendations, and the controversies they excited, reveals that the Council’s struggle against new policy trends in its final years paralleled larger transitions in public perceptions of the role of government in Canadian society. Its 1992 dissolution symbolized Canada’s reorientation from a state-directed to a market-oriented approach to science and technology policy-making. This paper reviews the Council’s guiding philosophy and discusses its history within two larger contexts: the Canadian political debate over continentalism, and evolving conceptions of science, technology, and innovation, and the prospects for their management.

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