000			02702nab a2200373Ia 4500
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
650	2	7	_9103 _aCHILD ABUSE _2FVC
999			_c2003 _d2003
001			114213
005			20250625151148.0
008			110331s2006 eng
022			_a0112-109X
040			_aWSS _dAFV
082	0		_aTRVF 000086
100			_aThakker, Jo _92201
245			_aNews coverage of sexual offending in New Zealand, 2003 _cJo Thakker, Russil Durrant
260			_aChristchurch _bNew Zealand Psychological Society _c2006
365			_a00 _b0
500			_aNew Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2006, 35(1): 28-35
520			_aThis article discusses a research study that assessed the extent and nature of newspaper coverage of sexual offending in 2003. Specifically, the study aimed to investigate (a) the sort of themes that are most prominent in newspaper coverage of sex offending; (b) how sexual offending and sexual offenders are framed in the news media; (c) the relative proportion of news articles devoted to specific, high profile cases; and (d) the prevalence of different sources for news articles on sexual offending. The New Zealand Herald, The Press, and The Dominion were coded on a range of variables including article type, topic and frame of article, any reference to treatment, sources quoted in the report, and the type of offence mentioned. The results showed that of 377 articles relating to sexual offending most were either descriptions of offences or court reports (31.6%) or related to specific offences or offenders (35.3%). Very few articles focused on treatment (3.2%) or education and prevention (2.4%). Police, lawyers, and judges were the most common source for news articles (N=220). There was little input from mental health professionals (N=56) or academics (N=12). The authors posit that crime reporting in prior research shows a disproportionate number of high profile cases and this was found to be the case with the present study where nine cases captured 22% of the total news coverage on sexual offending. Implications and the direction for future research are discussed.
650	2	7	_2FVC _aLEGISLATION _9346
650	2	7	_aMEDIA _9367
650	2	7	_2FVC _aOFFENDERS _9413
650	2	7	_2FVC _aRAPE _9488
650	2	7	_aSEX OFFENDERS _9528
650	2	7	_2FVC _aSTATISTICS _9575
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVICTIMS _9622
650	2	7	_2FVC _aVIOLENCE _9629
650	2	4	_aSEXUAL VIOLENCE _9531
700	1		_aDurrant, Russil _91087
773	0		_tNew Zealand Journal of Psychology, 2006, 35(1): 28-35
830			_aNew Zealand Journal of Psychology _95077
856			_uhttp://www.psychology.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/NZJP-Vol351-2006-4-Thakker.pdf
942			_2ddc _cARTICLE