Article web page

http://libertus.net/censor/studies.html

a web page showing psychologists viewpoints on the effects of crime-related media.

Audience Theories

Some good examples of key theories:
http://www.northallertoncoll.org.uk/media/audience.htm

media and the shaping of public knowledge and attitudes towards crime and punishment

a PDF document about the above
http://www.rethinking.org.uk/PDFs/briefing4.pdf