Juveniles’ Exposure to Crime News: a Case Study of Juvenile Observation and Protection Center in Ubon Ratchathani Province
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The objectives of this research were to examine the exposure to crime news of juveniles in the Juvenile Observation and Protection Center of Ubon Ratchathani Province and to explore their opinions towards possible effects of crime news on the juveniles, and to propose preventive measures against those effects. The study was qualitatively and quantitatively conducted. The population was 736 juveniles in the Juvenile Observation and Protection Center of Ubon Ratchathani Province. 246 juveniles were sampled using the quota sampling method according to categories of offences. The obtained data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and parameter statistics. The purposive sampling method war used in the qualitative research in which 11 juveniles from different offences were interviewed.
The results revealed that most juveniles were exposed to crime news on website where drug abuse was mostly paid attention to and followed by the following of crime news relating to arrest, prosecution, and penalties. The factor leading to exposure of crime news was parental guidance. In terms of effects of crime news, those who were lower than 10 years old were more likely to think that crime news was an alternative to learn forms of crime and how to commit crimes comparing to those who were 10 years old and higher. Juveniles whose offence was the carrying of firearm without authorization and burglary thought that they could learn to commit and imitate illegal acts. As a preventive measure, families should keep warning their children of problem while providing them with positive advices. In addition, media organizations were recommended to mainly focus on the presentation of news relating to legal punishments for crime offences and self-protection from crime.
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เนื้อหาและข้อมูลในบทความที่ลงตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ โรงเรียนนายร้อยตำรวจ ถิอว่าเป็นข้อคิดเห็นและความรั้บผิดชอบของผู้เขียนบทความโดยตรงซึ่งกองบรรณาธิการวารสาร ไม่จำเป็นต้องเห็นด้วยหรือรับผิดชอบใดๆ
บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ใน วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ถือว่าเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสาร วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใดๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจาก วารสารวิชาการอาชญาวิทยาและนิติวิทยาศาสตร์ ก่อนเท่านั้น
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