VIEWS OF YOUTH REGARDING MEDIA REPRESENTATION OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF CRIMINAL VICTIMIZATION

Shalini Gupta. The study entitled, ―Views of youth regarding media representation of different forms of criminal victimization‖, was carried in district Kanpur and Lucknow in the year 2014 to assess the Youth opinion and views about role of media to present the youth crime. Thus, 2 different colleges and 2 different universities were selected from both Lucknow and Kanpur districts with 160 respondents. 50.0 percent were male respondents and 50 percent also female respondents in study area. 90.0 percent respondents said that media present on balanced picture of today’s youth with mean score 1.90 and rank I. 20.0 percent respondents agree that rape is burning issues of girls crime today’s


Research Methodology:-
The study was conducted in 25 Dec to 25 Feb, The survey was conducted in 2 different colleges and 2 different University in Lucknow and Kanpur districts with 160 respondents. These areas shall present different segment of youth. Dependent and independent variables namely age; castes, Religion, education, family income, and father qualification, Father Occupation, Mother Qualification and Mother Occupation etc. were used. The collected data were subjected to statistical analysis for which statistical tools, percentage, weighted mean, Rank and correlation coefficients were used. Observation and assessment Gender:  Youth crime rarely appears in news. 50.0 50.0 1.50 V 5.
Crime news encourages the news for safety. 86.9 13.1 1.87 III 90.0 percent respondents said that media present on balanced picture of today's youth with mean score 1.90 and rank I whereas 84.4 percent respondents have understand that media reporting on youth crime ,focusing on the violent crime with mean score 1.84 and rank II. 86.9 percent of respondents have understand that the crime news encourages the information for personal safety with mean score 1.87 and rank III. 81.3 percent of respondents have viewed that media perception of crime based on reality with mean score 1.81 and rank IV. 50.0 percent of respondents said that youth crime rarely appear in news with mean score 1.50 and rank V. 20.0 percent respondents agree that rape is burning issues of girls crime today's .7.5 percent of respondents have viewed that sexual abuse current issues of girls crime .14.3 percent of respondents have agree that eve teasing is recent issues of girls crime whereas 11.9 percent female respondents have also understand that eve teasing are current issues of girls crime. 46.3percent respondents have understand that current issues of girls crime were rape, sexual abuse, eve teasing and mental and physical torture all .

Conclusion:-
This study analysis -Views of youth regarding media representation of different forms of criminal victimization‖. Rape is most burning issues of girls crime in today's society. In several research on human trafficking, victim's support mobilization for women's safety and women sexual abuse cases have all contributed as successful crime prevention initiatives, which have promoted improvements in the quality of facts and dissemination of information.
In the increasing media coverage on human trafficking resulted in the expansion of resources, awareness and support towards the sexual slavery of women and girls.Moreover, internet initiatives are increasingly emerging, such as State safe and human trafficking org, which offer tools, discussion space and prevention information. There has also been enhanced attention of crime victims in media coverage, which has impacted on the increasing number of victim support movements and training manuals for the media.

Recommendations and suggestions:-
The following are the suggestions by which the youth can be aware from the crime.  The youth could aware from the crime by reading regular newspaper.  By the news telecast on the television, the public (youth) can enhance their knowledge about increasing cases of crime doing in their nearby or far away.  Media present certain programs through television like crime petrol, Savdhan India through which people (youth) are aware about crimes which are falling in society. The news media should be report crime as a series of individual events without adequate attention to its overall context. Media has a role in supporting youth and preventing youth crime.  Media provide context for crime in regular reporting.
In almost every area of news -rape, sexual abuse, drug abuse-general information is integrated with spot reports and the news makes sense of events for audiences by placing them in a larger context.