
Mediawatch for 13 August 2023
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The Fear of Crime Is Not a Moral Panic
Heather Dupusi Allen and the Herald on Sunday say public frustration with crime is valid. She says people, especially in Auckland, seem to be genuinely afraid that the crime they're reading about will walk in through their back door one night. If you prefer numbers to anecdotes, data released recently puts in numbers how the public feels about crime. The recent Ipsos Monotapole survey found 40% of respondents named crime as a top three concern for them.
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