The Representation of Juvenile Offenders by Race on Los Angeles Area Television News

Bibliographic Data

ID7499017
AuthorsTravis L Dixon (0000-0003-3754-3394, corresponding author), Cristina Azocar, Cristina L Azocar (0000-0001-5659-9858)
Year2006
Volume17
Issue2
Pages143-161
Publication date2006-05-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHoward Journal of Communications (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1064-6175 • E-ISSN: 1096-4649
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10646170600656896
OpenAlexW2009126027
LanguageEN
Citations received19
References cited27

The authors conducted a content analysis of a random sample of local television news programming aired in the Los Angeles area to assess representations of Black, Latino and White juvenile law-breakers. Results revealed that Black and Latino juveniles were significantly more likely than White juveniles to be portrayed as perpetrators on television news. Black juveniles were overrepresented as lawbreakers, whereas Latino juveniles were underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news. White juveniles were neither over- nor underrepresented as perpetrators. The theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed. KEYWORDS: race and mediaAfrican AmericansLatinoscrimenewsjuveniles This research was partially funded by a grant from the Howard R. Marsh Center for Journalistic Performance at the University of Michigan. Notes a Percent of Juvenile Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and others who were arrested according to the California Department of Justice Criminal Profile for 1995, Citation1996, and Citation1997. b Percent of Juvenile Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and others who appeared as perpetrators on local television news from October 1995–June 1997. c Difference between the television percent and the arrest rate percent for each racial group (TV% − Arrest%). *Percentage point differential outside the confidence interval (N = 51). a Percent of Juvenile Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and others who were arrested for felonies according to the California Department of Justice Criminal Profile for 1995, Citation1996, and Citation1997. b Percent of Juvenile Blacks, Whites, Latinos, and others who appeared as felony perpetrators on local television news from October 1995-June 1997. c Difference between the television percent and the arrest rate percent for each racial group (TV% − Arrest%). *Percentage point differential outside the confidence interval (N = 45

Criminology · Economic Justice · Juvenile · Political science · Sociology · White (mutation · Media Influence and Health · Media Studies and Communication · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Demography · Law

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