News Media Use and Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness

Article Properties
  • Language
    English
  • Publication Date
    1988/01/01
  • Indian UGC (journal)
  • Citations
    31
  • Robert J. Gebotys DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
  • Julian V. Roberts DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CANADA
  • Bikram Dasgupta DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY
Cite
Gebotys, Robert J., et al. “News Media Use and Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness”. Canadian Journal of Criminology, vol. 30, no. 1, 1988, pp. 3-16, https://doi.org/10.3138/cjcrim.30.1.3.
Gebotys, R. J., Roberts, J. V., & Dasgupta, B. (1988). News Media Use and Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness. Canadian Journal of Criminology, 30(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjcrim.30.1.3
Gebotys, Robert J., Julian V. Roberts, and Bikram Dasgupta. “News Media Use and Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness”. Canadian Journal of Criminology 30, no. 1 (1988): 3-16. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjcrim.30.1.3.
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Gebotys RJ, Roberts JV, Dasgupta B. News Media Use and Public Perceptions of Crime Seriousness. Canadian Journal of Criminology. 1988;30(1):3-16.
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Citations Analysis
The category Social Sciences 17 is the most commonly referenced area in studies that cite this article. The first research to cite this article was titled The purposes of sentencing: Public support for competing aims and was published in 1989. The most recent citation comes from a 2024 study titled Predictors of perceived wrongfulness and harmfulness of crime among residents in Portugal. This article reached its peak citation in 2015, with 2 citations. It has been cited in 28 different journals, 7% of which are open access. Among related journals, the Crime & Delinquency cited this research the most, with 2 citations. The chart below illustrates the annual citation trends for this article.
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