Crime and Criminals | Violence in the Media Does Not Cause Juvenile Crime

In the following viewpoint, author and media critic Jon Katz contends that the spate of schoolyard killings is not due to violence in the media but to the ease at which juveniles can obtain guns. Although the media has broadcast increasingly violent imagery, the rate of juvenile crime has been dropping for years, he maintains. Ultimately, the blame for these tragedies lies with the gun lobby that makes it easy for children to obtain guns, he argues.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. How do the media contribute to the illusion that the media and...

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