Twyman-Ghoshal Anamika, Patten Emma, Ciaramella Elena
School of Natural and Social Sciences, University of Gloucestershire, Francis Close Hall Room, QW110, Swindon Road, Cheltenham, GL50 4AZ UK.
Martin Institute for Law and Society, Stonehill College, 320 Washington St, Easton, MA 02357 USA.
Crit Criminol. 2022;30(4):799-820. doi: 10.1007/s10612-022-09608-1. Epub 2022 Mar 31.
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.
关于气候危机的犯罪成因及影响的信息，有可能塑造公众对该问题的理解、影响行为并促使政策决策的出台。本文考察了美国媒体对气候变化与犯罪的呈现，以了解这些问题是否以及如何被报道。通过对2018年顶级在线媒体报道进行内容分析，我们发现关于气候变化与犯罪之间联系的报道匮乏。少数涉及该主题的报道往往过于简单化，且对该主题缺乏批判性和信息性的报道。媒体对气候变化与犯罪的报道需要更多关注。这意味着社会科学家应投入更多时间进行此项研究，并提高对气候变化与社会危害之间联系的认识。这还要求社会科学家积极参与到关于气候变化社会影响的讨论中。
