Five Myths about Missing Children, NCVS Survey Results

  Review Five Myths about Missing Children, NCVS Survey Results, and Crime & Victimization in the United States before beginning this assignment. *To make your posts more comprehensive, you may want to spend additional time researching crime data*. The media tends to portray violent crime as constantly increasing looming threat. How does this portrayal compare with reality? Another perception commonly used by the​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​ media is that we are more likely to be victimized by strangers rather than acquaintances, friends, or family members. How does this portrayal compare with the reality of violent victimization in the United States? In your opinion, what reasons could the media have for portraying crime in these ways? How does media coverage influence the public's perception of crime and victimization? Does this pose a danger to society? Why or why not​‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​?