A Paper on Ripple Effect of Crime

Abstract

Considering the crime wave created in the aftermath of the Delhi gang-rape incident, the work focuses on the dynamics of crime waves and the effect of social constructionism on them. When making statements, persons are persuaded of the nature of a question that needs to be remedied. The main causes of the issue may be the mass coverage and faulty interpretation of statistics. Owing to changing degrees of tolerance, mistakes in estimation and the redefinition of offences, the efforts of the mass media to personify and extend a shared narrative to disconnected incidents and interpretation errors in relation to data contribute to the conception of the idea of a crime epidemic. The consequence is fear and moral outrage, which also adds to the impression being maintained. Thus, instead of endorsing those statements purely on the basis of a common viewpoint, there is a need to be more questioning and analytical.