Crime Myths
Today, there are many myths about crime that happens in America. These myths have major effects and it is important to understand them. Before I took criminology, I believed in all of these myths. ... ” Crime myths all get started by the media and law enforcement officials. ... Usually crime myths focus on unpopular groups in our society. ... Another myth created by the media is teenagers committing crime. ... Crime myths have several major effects. ... Crime myths tend to focus on individual crimes and criminals and also obscure underlying social and cultural forces. These myths take away attention from more serious crimes, such as white-collar crimes, which can often be worse than ordinary street crimes.