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Anamika Twyman-Ghoshal1, Emma Patten2, Elena Ciaramella3
1School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Francis Close Hall Room, QW110, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ UK.
Abstract:
Information on the criminal causes and effects of the climate crisis has the potential to shape public understanding of the problem, influence behavior(s), and prompt policy decisions. This article examines the mediated representation of climate change and crime in the United States to understand whether and how these issues are being portrayed. Using a content analysis of top online media stories in 2018, we found that there is a paucity of coverage on the nexus of climate change and crime. The few stories that did discuss the subject were often oversimplified and showed a lack of critical and informative coverage of the subject. Media coverage of climate change and crime needs more attention. This means that social scientists should dedicate more time to this research and to creating awareness around the climate change-social harm nexus. It also requires that social scientists are actively included in the discussions of the social effects of climate change.
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