Thu 3 Jun, 2010
Crime families in the news
Exploring media reports of young offenders and their families
Historically, youth crime has been a topic of great interest in New Zealand’s print media, but there has been little research on the families of young offenders.
This piece of research explores the ways in which the families of young offenders were represented in New Zealand print media between 2002 and 2007.
It comprises a literature review of studies on the representation of families in news media, a content analysis of published newspaper articles and a qualitative exploration on the types of constructions used in newspaper articles.
